Palio (gastropod) explained

Palio is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Polyceridae.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Palio:^[1]

• Palio amakusana (Baba, 1960) ^[2]
• Palio dubia (M. Sars, 1829)^[3]
• Palio gracilis (Pease, 1971)
• Palio ionica Korshunova, Sanamyan & Martynov, 2015
• Palio nothus (Johnston, 1838)^[4]
• Palio zosterae (O'Donoghue, 1924) eelgrass polycera

Notes and References

1. Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2023). Palio Gray, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2023-07-02
2. Baba, K. (1960). The genera Polycera, Palio, Greilada and Thecacera from Japan (Nudibranchia - Polyceridae). Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 8(1): 75-78, pl. 6.
3. Rudman, W.B., 2000 (September 17) Palio dubia (M. Sars, 1829). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
4. Thompson, T.E. (1988) Molluscs: Benthic Opisthobranchs (Mollusca: Gastropoda). E.J.Brill / Dr W.Backhuys. 356pp.