| Duvaucelia plebeia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Tritoniidae |
| Genus: | Duvaucelia |
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D. plebeia
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| Binomial name | |
| Duvaucelia plebeia | |
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Duvaucelia plebeia, common name the European nudibranch, is a speciesofsea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tritoniidae.[2]
The color is primarily yellow, with brown mottling. The length of this nudibranch is up to 30 mm.[3]
The indigenous distribution of Duvaucelia plebeia is the Northeastern Atlantic Ocean from NorwaytoPortugal.[3]
The species has been introduced in coastal areas of Maine and Massachusetts, probably in ballast water from ships.[3]
This is a marine species.[3]
Although this species was introduced in the Gulf of Maine only during the mid-1980s, it has had a severe impact on the soft coral, Alcyonium siderium.[3]
This article incorporates public domain text (apublic domain work of the United States Government) from reference.[3]
| Duvaucelia plebeia |
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| Tritonia plebeia |
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