Discodoris boholiensis | |
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Two individuals mating head to tail. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Family: | Discodorididae |
Genus: | Discodoris |
Species: | D. boholiensis
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Binomial name | |
Discodoris boholiensis Bergh, 1877
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Discodoris boholiensis, known commonly as the Bohol discodoris,[1] is a species of sea slug in the family Discodorididae.[2] It gets its name from the island of Bohol in the Philippines.[3] Discodoris boholiensis has a distinctive pattern of chocolate brown and cream-white all over its flattened body and wavy-edged mantle. It reaches a length of 12 cm (5 in).