Acanthodoris pilosa, the hairy spiny doris, is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acanthodorididae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Hairy Spiny Dorid being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Nudibranchia
- Family
- Acanthodorididae
- Genus
- Acanthodoris
- Species
- Acanthodoris pilosa
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