Peltodoris crucis (Mörch, 1863) sensu Bergh, 1880 (misidentification)
Peltodoris hummelincki Marcus & Marcus, 1963
Tayuva ketos Marcus & Marcus, 1967
Tayuva ketos gila Marcus & Marcus, 1970
Tayuva ketos juva Marcus & Marcus, 1970
Tayuva ketos ketos Marcus & Marcus, 1967
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This species was described from Honolulu, Oahu, Sandwich Islands. It has been reported widely in the Indo-Central Pacific and from the Pacific coast of Mexico and the Canary Islands. This wide distribution suggests that it is probably a species complex, but it has been considered to be an invasive species.[5]
The maximum recorded body length is 50mm[6] or up to 120mm.[citation needed]
Minimum recorded depth is 0.5 m.[6] Maximum recorded depth is 63 m.[6]
Tayuva lilacina feeds on Haliclona caerulea according to the in situ observations on the Pacific coast of Mexico.[7] It is probably highly specialized on this sponge.[7]
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Streftaris, N.; Zenetos, A.; Papathanassiou, E. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Annu. Rev. 43: 419-453
Verdín Padilla C. J., Carballo J. L. & Camacho M. L. (2010). "A qualitative assessment of sponge-feeding organisms from the Mexican Pacific Coast". Open Marine Biology Journal4: 39–46. PDFArchived 2016-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
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Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp.180–213
Burn R. (2006) A checklist and bibliography of the Opisthobranchia (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Victoria and the Bass Strait area, south-eastern Australia. Museum Victoria Science Reports 10:1–42.
