Discodoris
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Discodoris is a genus
of sea slug
s, dorid nudibranch
s, shell-less marine
gastropod molluscs in the family Discodorididae
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Species brought into synonymy:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea slug
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...
s, dorid nudibranch
Nudibranch
A nudibranch is a member of what is now a taxonomic clade, and what was previously a suborder, of soft-bodied, marine gastropod mollusks which shed their shell after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colors and striking forms...
s, shell-less marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod molluscs in the family Discodorididae
Discodorididae
Discodorididae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea. Species in this family belong to the cryptobranch dorid nudibranchs, i.e. they are able to retract their gills into a gill pocket . Most are small and hard to...
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Species
Species in the genus Discodoris include:- Discodoris boholiensisDiscodoris boholiensisDiscodoris boholiensis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae....
BerghRudolph BerghRudolph Bergh , full name Ludvig Sophus Rudolph Bergh, was a Danish physician and malacologist. He worked in Copenhagen....
, 1877 - Discodoris cebuensis Bergh, 1877
- Discodoris edwardsiDiscodoris edwardsiDiscodoris edwardsi is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae....
Vayssière, 1902 - Discodoris mauritianaDiscodoris mauritianaDiscodoris mauritiana is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae....
Bergh, 1889 - Discodoris patriziaeDiscodoris patriziaeDiscodoris patriziae is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae....
Perrone, 1991 : nomen dubiumNomen dubiumIn zoological nomenclature, a nomen dubium is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application... - Discodoris punctiferaDiscodoris punctiferaDiscodoris punctifera is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae....
Abraham, 1877 - Discodoris purcina Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967
- Discodoris rosiDiscodoris rosiDiscodoris rosi is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae....
Ortea, 1979 - Discodoris rubensDiscodoris rubensDiscodoris rubens is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae....
Vayssière, 1919 - Discodoris sauvagei (Rochebrune, 1881)
- Discodoris schmeltzianaDiscodoris schmeltzianaDiscodoris schmeltziana is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae....
Bergh, 1880 - Discodoris sordiiDiscodoris sordiiDiscodoris sordii is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.This is a nomen dubium....
Perrone, 1990 : nomen dubiumNomen dubiumIn zoological nomenclature, a nomen dubium is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application... - Discodoris stelliferaDiscodoris stelliferaDiscodoris stellifera is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae....
Ihering in Vayssière, 1904 - Discodoris turia Burn, 1969
- Discodoris voniheringi MacFarland, 1909
Species brought into synonymy:
- Discodoris atromaculata is a synonym of Peltodoris atromaculataPeltodoris atromaculataPeltodoris atromaculata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.- External links :...
- Discodoris concinna Alder & Hancock, 1864 : synonym of Montereina concinna (Alder & Hancock, 1864)
- Discodoris confusa Ballesteros, Llera & Ortea, 1985: synonym of Tayuva lilacina (Gould, 1852)
- Discodoris erubescens Bergh, 1884: synonym of Montereina erubescens (Bergh, 1884)
- Discodoris evelinae Marcus, 1955: synonym of Montereina branneri (MacFarland, 1909)
- Discodoris fragilis Alder & Hancock, 1864: synonym of Sebadoris fragilis (Alder & Hancock, 1864)
- Discodoris ketos Ev. & Er. Marcus, 1967 : synonym of Tayuva lilacina (Gould, 1852)
- Discodoris lilacina Gould, 1852: synonym of Tayuva lilacina (Gould, 1852)
- Discodoris maculosa Bergh, 1884: synonym of Tayuva lilacina (Gould, 1852)
- Discodoris millegrana Alder & Hancock, 1854: synonym of Aporodoris millegrana (Alder & Hancock, 1854)
- Discodoris palma Allan, 1933 : synonym of Tayuva lilacina (Gould, 1852)
- Discodoris planata is a synonym of Geitodoris planata
- Discodoris porri Vérany, 1846 : synonym of Paradoris indecora (Bergh, 1881)
- Discodoris sandiegensis is a synonym of Diaulula sandiegensisDiaulula sandiegensisDiaulula sandiegensis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.The specific epithet sandiegensis means: "of San Diego", the Southern California city.-Distribution:...