Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Tayuva lilacina
Doridáceo, Doris
(T. ketos) A white to tan dorid, mottled with brown spots and light brown rhinopores.
(T. ketos) Found in the intertidal and subtidal, usually under rocks.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Nudibranchia
Suborder
Doridina
Superfamily
Doridoidea
Family
Discodorididae
Genus
Tayuva
Species
lilacina
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Chromodoris lilacina (A. Gould, 1852), Diaulula hummelincki (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1963), Discodoris confusa Ballesteros, Llera & Ortea, 1985 , Discodoris hummelincki (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1963), Discodoris ketos (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967), Discodoris ketos gila (Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970), Discodoris ketos ketos (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967), Discodoris lilacina (A. Gould, 1852), Discodoris maculosa Bergh, 1884 ,Discodoris palma Allan, 1933,Doris lilacina A. Gould, 1852,Peltodoris crucis (Mörch, 1863) sensu Bergh, 1880,Peltodoris hummelincki Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1963,Tayuva ketos Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967,Tayuva ketos gila Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1970,Tayuva ketos juva Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970, Tayuva ketos ketos Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967 (Horton et al., 2021)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: (T. ketos) Found in the Gulf of California and Galapagos Islands.
- Hickman, C.P. Jr. (2008) A field guide to corals and other radiates of Galápagos. Sugar Spring Press, Lexington, Virginia, 162 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Tayuva lilacina", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=19967. Accessed 23 May 2025.