Spanish Dancer (species: Hexabranchus sanguineus) in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Hexabranchus sanguineus
Spanish Dancer


©Barbara Banks: Hexabranchus sanguineus at Big Vicki's Reef, Lizard Island, at night. 30 cm long.

©Barbara Banks: Hexabranchus sanguineus at Big Vicki's Reef, Lizard Island, at night. 30 cm long.

©Sam Powell: Hexabranchus sanguineus on the reef flat at Coconut Beach at low tide. Frame grab from video.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Nudibranchia
Family Hexabranchidae
Genus Hexabranchus
Species Hexabranchus sanguineus

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Waegele, H., I. Burghardt, N. Anthes, J. Evertsen, A. Klussman-Kolb and G. Brodie (2006). Species diversity of opisthobranch molluscs on Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, In: Contemporary studies into the systematics and evolution of opisthobranch molluscs, (Eds. G. Brodie, S. Fahey and F.E. Wells), Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 69: 33-59. LIRS catalog number 1036.