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Hexabranchus orbicularis Abraham, 1877 
AphiaID: 367878

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Euctenidiacea (Suborder) > Doridacea (Infraorder) > Polyceroidea (Superfamily) > Hexabranchidae (Family) > Hexabranchus (Genus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted
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Accepted name  Hexabranchus sanguineus (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830)
Rank Species
Parent Hexabranchus Ehrenberg, 1828
Sources  original description: Abraham P. 1877. Revision of the anthobranchiate nudibranchiate Mollusca with descriptions or notices of forty-one hitherto undescribed species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877: 196-269 [agosto], available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28510784 [details]

source of synonymy: Valdés Á. (2002) How many species of Hexabranchus (Opisthobranchia : Dorididae) are there? Molluscan Research 22(3): 289-301., available online at http://www.publish.csiro.au/?act=view_file&file_id=MR02012.pdf [details]

source of synonymy: Thompson T.E. (1972) Observations on Hexabranchus from the Australian Great Barrier Reef. The Veliger 15(1): 1-5. [details]

Environment marine
Host of  Doridicola commodus (Humes & Stock, 1973) (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:367878
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2008-10-01 07:48:25Z  created  Decock, Wim
2010-11-30 15:31:42Z  changed  Gofas, Serge
  
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  Citation: Gofas, S. (2013). Hexabranchus orbicularis Abraham, 1877. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367878 on 2013-05-23
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