Records and range extensions of some northeastern Pacific opisthobranchs (Mollusca: Gastropoda)

Thirty-one species of opisthobranchs are recorded from the region of Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Of these, the known ranges of the following nine species are extended north to the border between British Columbia and Alaska: Acanthodoris nanaimoensis, Aldisa sanguinea cooperi, Antiopella fusca,...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Author: Lambert, Philip
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1976
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Pacific
Rupert
Prince Rupert
Triangle Island
Porcher Island
Dundas
Alaska
Dundas Island
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z76-032
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z76-032
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Summary:Thirty-one species of opisthobranchs are recorded from the region of Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Of these, the known ranges of the following nine species are extended north to the border between British Columbia and Alaska: Acanthodoris nanaimoensis, Aldisa sanguinea cooperi, Antiopella fusca, Catriona alpha, Coryphella pricei, Dendronotus albus, Doto columbiana, Pleurobranchus denticulatus, and Tritonia festiva.The known range of Rostanga pulchra is extended north to Dundas Island, British Columbia. The known ranges of Acanthodoris hudsoni, Aegires albopunctatus, Coryphella trilineata, Dendronotus diversicolor, Dirona albolineata, and Discodoris heathi are extended north to Porcher Island, British Columbia, and that of Placida dendritica to Triangle Island at the northern tip of Vancouver Island.

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