Hoplodoris
Encyclopedia
Hoplodoris is a genus
of sea slug
s, dorid nudibranch
s, shell-less marine
gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae
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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 mollusks 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 Hoplodoris include:- Hoplodoris armata BabaKikutaro Babawas a Japanese malacologist. He was the leading researcher on sea slugs and bubble snails, opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in Japan.- Biography :* 1932-1941 Kyushu University* 1948-1949 Osaka Kyoiku University* 1976 - Order of the Rising Sun...
, 1993 - Hoplodoris bifurcata BabaKikutaro Babawas a Japanese malacologist. He was the leading researcher on sea slugs and bubble snails, opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in Japan.- Biography :* 1932-1941 Kyushu University* 1948-1949 Osaka Kyoiku University* 1976 - Order of the Rising Sun...
, 1993 - Hoplodoris bramale Fahey & Gosliner, 2003
- Hoplodoris estrelyado Gosliner & Behrens, 1998
- Hoplodoris flammea Fahey & Gosliner, 2003
- Hoplodoris grandiflora Pease, 1860
- Hoplodoris hansrosaorum Dominguez, Garcia & Troncoso, 2006
- Hoplodoris nodulosa Angas, 1864