Actinocyclus verrucosus

Actinocyclus verrucosus is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Actinocyclidae.

Actinocyclus verrucosus
Sidem, Bali, Indonesia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Family:	Actinocyclidae
Genus:	Actinocyclus
Species:	A. verrucosus
Binomial name
Actinocyclus verrucosus Ehrenberg, 1831[1]
Synonyms[2]
Actinocyclus laevis (Bergh, 1890) Sphaerodoris laevis Bergh, 1890 Aldisa nhatrangensis Risbec, 1956

Distribution

This species was described from Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. It is widespread in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean.^[3][4]

References

1. Ehrenberg, C. G. (1828 or 1831) Symbolae physicae seu icones et descriptiones animalium evertebratorum sepositis insectis quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam Occidentalem--novae aut illustratae redierunt. Decas 1 Mollusca.
2. MolluscaBase (2018). Actinocyclus verrucosus Ehrenberg, 1831. Accessed on 2018-11-06.
3. Valdés, A. (2002) Review of the genus Actinocyclus Ehrenberg, 1831 (Opisthobranchia: Doridoidea). The Veliger 45: 193-202.
4. Rudman, W.B., 2005 (August 4) Actinocyclus verrucosus Ehrenberg, 1831. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.