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The Doridacea (Opisthobranchia; Mollusca) of the Hawaiian Islands

E. Alison Kay, D. K. Young

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The Doridacea form a conspicuous element of the shallow-water molluscan fauna along both tropic and temperate shores. The 50 species described here from the Hawaiian Islands comprise approximately 5 per cent of the marine molluscan fauna of the Islands and 25 per cent of the opisthobranch fauna.

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The Doridacea form a conspicuous element of the shallow-water molluscan fauna along both tropic and temperate shores. The 50 species described here from the Hawaiian Islands comprise approximately 5 per cent of the marine molluscan fauna of the Islands and 25 per cent of the opisthobranch fauna.

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The Doridacea form a conspicuous element of the shallow-water molluscan fauna along both tropic and temperate shores. The 50 species described here from the Hawaiian Islands comprise approximately 5 per cent of the marine molluscan fauna of the Islands and 25 per cent of the opisthobranch fauna.

Key concepts: Opisthobranchia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Biology, Fishery, Oceanography, Zoology, Geology

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