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Dicata

Dicata is a genus of sea slugs, specifically of aeolid nudibranchs. Only one species is known to belong to this genus, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.

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Dicata
The nudibranch, Dicata odhneri, Lough Hyne, Co. Cork, Ireland.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Aeolidacea
Family: Facelinidae
Genus: Dicata
Dicata Schmekel, 19671

Dicata is a genus of sea slugs, specifically of aeolid nudibranchs. Only one species is known to belong to this genus, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.2

Species

Species in this genus include:

References

References

  1. Schmekel, R. L. 1967. Dicata odhneri, n. sp., n. gen., ein neuer Favorinide (Gastr. Opisthobranchia) aus dem Golf von Neapel. Pubblicacioni della Stazione Zoologica di Napoli 35(3):263-273.
  2. Caballer, M.; Gofas, S. (2014). Dicata Schmekel, 1967. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-02-27.