''Discodoris'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
sea slug
Sea slug is a common name for some marine invertebrates with varying levels of resemblance to terrestrial slugs. Most creatures known as sea slugs are gastropods, i.e. they are sea snails (marine gastropod mollusks) that over evolutionary time ...
s, dorid
nudibranch
Nudibranchs () are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs which shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have been given colourful nicknames to match, ...
s, shell-less
marine gastropod molluscs in the family
Discodorididae
Discodorididae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea.Bouchet, P. (2011). Discodorididae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.mari ...
.
[W Gofas, S. (2011)]
''Discodoris''.
Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2011-08-23
Species
Species in the genus ''Discodoris'' include:
[Valdés Á. (2002). A phylogenetic analysis and systematic revision of the cryptobranch dorids (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Anthobranchia). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 136: 535-636]
* ''
Discodoris achroma''
Valdés, 2001
* ''
Discodoris aurila''
Marcus & Marcus, 1967
* ''
Discodoris boholiensis''
Bergh, 1877
* ''
Discodoris branneri''
MacFarland, 1909
* ''
Discodoris cebuensis''
Bergh, 1877
* ''
Discodoris coerulescens''
Bergh, 1888
* ''
Discodoris concinna''
Alder & Hancock, 1864 (nomen dubium)
* ''
Discodoris edwardsi''
Vayssière, 1902 (taxon inquirendum
In biological classification, a ''species inquirenda'' is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation. The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century.
The term t ...
)
* ''
Discodoris erubescens''
Bergh, 1884
* ''
Discodoris ghanensis''
Edmunds, 2011
* ''
Discodoris glabella''
(Bergh, 1907)
* ''
Discodoris hummelincki''
(Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1963): represented as ''
Tayuva lilacina''
(Gould, 1852) (alternate representation)
* ''
Discodoris labifera''
(Abraham, 1877)
* ''
Discodoris laminea''
(Risbec, 1928)
* ''
Discodoris natalensis''
(Krauss, 1848)
* ''
Discodoris patriziae''
Perrone, 1991 : nomen dubium
* ''
Discodoris perplexa'' (Bergh, 1907)
* ''
Discodoris pliconoto''
Moro & Ortea, 2015
* ''
Discodoris pseudida''
(Bergh, 1907)
* ''
Discodoris purcina''
Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967
* ''
Discodoris rosi
''Discodoris rosi'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mo ...
''
Ortea, 1979
* ''
Discodoris rubens''
Vayssière, 1919
* ''
Discodoris sauvagei''
(Rochebrune, 1881)
* ''
Discodoris schmeltziana''
Bergh, 1880 (nomen dubium)
* ''
Discodoris sordii''
Perrone, 1990 : nomen dubium
* ''
Discodoris stellifera''
Ihering in Vayssière, 1904
* ''
Discodoris tristis''
Bergh, 1899
* ''
Discodoris turia''
Burn, 1969
* ''
Discodoris voniheringi''
MacFarland, 1909 (nomen dubium)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Discodoris atromaculata''
(Bergh, 1880): synonym of ''
Peltodoris atromaculata''
Bergh, 1880
* ''Discodoris cavernae''
(Starmühlner, 1955): synonym of ''
Paradoris indecora''
(Bergh, 1881)
* ''Discodoris confusa''
Ballesteros, Llera & Ortea, 1985: synonym of ''
Tayuva lilacina''
(Gould, 1852)
* ''Discodoris crawfordi''
Burn, 1969: synonym of ''
Rostanga crawfordi''
(Burn, 1969)
* ''Discodoris dubia''
Bergh, 1904: synonym of ''
Paradoris dubia''
(Bergh, 1904)
* ''Discodoris egena''
Bergh, 1904: synonym of ''
Paradoris dubia''
(Bergh, 1904)
* ''Discodoris erythraeensis''
Vayssière, 1912: synonym of ''
Paradoris erythraeensis''
(Vayssière, 1912)
* ''Discodoris evelinae''
Marcus, 1955: synonym of ''
Montereina branneri''
(MacFarland, 1909)
* ''Discodoris fragilis''
Alder & Hancock, 1864: synonym of ''
Sebadoris fragilis''
(Alder & Hancock, 1864)
* ''Discodoris fulva''
O'Donoghue, 1924: synonym of ''
Geitodoris heathi''
(MacFarland, 1905)
* ''Discodoris golaia''
Marcus & Marcus, 1966: synonym of ''
Montereina golaia''
(Marcus & Marcus, 1966)
* ''Discodoris heathi''
MacFarland, 1905: synonym of ''
Geitodoris heathi''
(MacFarland, 1905)
* ''Discodoris hedgpethi''
Marcus & Marcus, 1960: synonym of ''Montereina branneri''
(MacFarland, 1909): synonym of ''
Discodoris branneri'' MacFarland, 1909
* ''Discodoris indecora''
Bergh, 1881: synonym of ''
Paradoris indecora''
(Bergh, 1881)
* ''Discodoris ketos''
Ev. & Er. Marcus, 1967: synonym of ''
Tayuva lilacina''
(Gould, 1852)
* ''Discodoris lilacina''
Gould, 1852: synonym of ''
Tayuva lilacina''
(Gould, 1852)
* ''Discodoris liturata''
Bergh, 1905: synonym of ''
Paradoris liturata''
(Bergh, 1905)
* ''Discodoris lora''
Marcus, 1965: synonym of ''
Paradoris lora''
(Marcus, 1965)
* ''Discodoris lutescens''
Bergh, 1905: synonym of ''
Rostanga lutescens''
(Bergh, 1905)
* ''Discodoris maculosa''
Bergh, 1884: synonym of ''
Tayuva lilacina''
(Gould, 1852)
* ''Discodoris mauritiana''
Bergh, 1889: synonym of ''Peltodoris mauritiana''
Bergh, 1889, in turn synonym of ''
Peltodoris murrea''
(Abraham, 1877)
* ''Discodoris mavis''
Marcus & Marcus, 1967: synonym of ''
Geitodoris mavis''
(Marcus & Marcus, 1967)
* ''Discodoris meta''
Bergh, 1877: synonym of ''
Discodoris boholiensis''
Bergh, 1877
* ''Discodoris millegrana''
Alder & Hancock, 1854: synonym of ''
Aporodoris millegrana''
(Alder & Hancock, 1854)
* ''Discodoris modesta''
Bergh, 1877: synonym of ''
Montereina modesta''
(Bergh, 1877)
* ''Discodoris morphaea''
Bergh, 1877: synonym of ''
Sebadoris fragilis''
(Alder & Hancock, 1864)
* ''
Discodoris mortenseni''
Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1963 is a synonym of ''
Jorunna spazzola'' (Marcus, 1955)
[Goodheart J. A., Ellingson R. A., Vital X. G., Galvão Filho H. C., McCarthy J. B., Medrano S. M., Bhave V. J., García-Méndez K., Jiménez L. M., López G. & Hoover C. A. (2016). "Identification guide to the heterobranch sea slugs (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Bocas del Toro, Panama". ''Marine Biodiversity Records'' 9(1): 56. ]
* ''Discodoris notiperda''
Risbec, 1956: synonym of ''
Sebadoris fragilis''
(Alder & Hancock, 1864)
* ''Discodoris opisthidia''
Bergh, 1877: synonym of ''
Montereina opisthidia''
(Bergh, 1877)
* ''Discodoris pallida''
Baba, 1937: synonym of ''
Montereina pallida''
(Baba, 1937)
* ''Discodoris palma''
Allan, 1933: synonym of
Tayuva lilacina (Gould, 1852)
* ''Discodoris pardalis''
(Alder & Hancock, 1864): synonym of ''
Montereina pardalis''
(Alder & Hancock, 1864)
* ''Discodoris paroa''
Burn, 1969: synonym of ''
Montereina paroa''
(Burn, 1969)
* ''Discodoris phoca''
Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967: synonym of ''
Montereina phoca''
(Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967)
* ''Discodoris planata'' is a synonym of ''
Geitodoris planata''
* ''Discodoris porri''
Vérany, 1846 : synonym of ''
Paradoris indecora''
(Bergh, 1881)
* ''Discodoris punctifera''
Abraham, 1877: synonym of ''
Montereina punctifera''
(Abraham, 1877)
* ''Discodoris pusae''
Marcus Er., 1955: synonym of ''
Geitodoris pusae''
(Er. Marcus, 1955)
* ''Discodoris sandiegensis''
(J. G. Cooper, 1863): synonym of ''
Diaulula sandiegensis
''Diaulula sandiegensis'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.
The specific epithet ''sandiegensis'' means: "of San Diego, California, San Diego", the S ...
''
(J. G. Cooper, 1863)
* ''Discodoris schmeltziana''
Bergh, 1880: synonym of ''
Discodoris schmeltziana''
(Bergh, 1875)
* ''Discodoris tema''
Edmunds, 1968: synonym of ''
Geitodoris tema''
(Edmunds, 1968)
* ''Discodoris vanikoro''
Pruvot-Fol, 1934: synonym of ''
Sebadoris fragilis''
(Alder & Hancock, 1864)
* ''Discodoris wetleyi''
Allan, 1932: synonym of ''
Jorunna funebris''
(Kelaart, 1859)
;Nomine dubia:
* ''Discodoris crucis''
(Ørsted in Mörch, 1863)
* ''Discodoris muta''
Bergh, 1877
* ''Discodoris notha''
Bergh, 1877
References
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