''Aphelodoris'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
sea slug
Sea slug is a common name for some Marine biology, marine invertebrates with varying levels of resemblance to terrestrial Slug, slugs. Most creatures known as sea slugs are gastropods, i.e. they are Sea snail, sea snails (marine gastropod moll ...
s, a dorid
nudibranch
Nudibranchs () are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs, belonging to the order Nudibranchia, that shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have b ...
, a shell-less
marine gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusc
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in the family
Dorididae
Sea lemon is a loosely applied common name for a group of medium-sized to large shell-less colorful sea slugs or nudibranchs, specifically dorid nudibranchs in the taxonomic family Dorididae and other closely related families. These are marine ...
.
[Bouchet, P. (2013). Aphelodoris Bergh, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415066 on 2013-12-07]
Species
There are 10 species in the genus ''Aphelodoris''.
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Aphelodoris antillensis
''Aphelodoris antillensis'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Dorididae
Sea lemon is a loosely applied common name for a group of medium-sized to large shell-less colorful sea slu ...
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Bergh
Bergh is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. The municipality included the villages of 's-Heerenberg, Zeddam, and Stokkum.
In 2005, it merged with Didam to form the new municipality of Montferland
Montferland () i ...
, 1879
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Aphelodoris berghi''
Odhner, 1924
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Aphelodoris brunnea''
Bergh
Bergh is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. The municipality included the villages of 's-Heerenberg, Zeddam, and Stokkum.
In 2005, it merged with Didam to form the new municipality of Montferland
Montferland () i ...
, 1907
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Aphelodoris gigas''
Wilson, 2003
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Aphelodoris greeni''
Burn, 1966
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Aphelodoris karpa''
Wilson, 2003
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Aphelodoris lawsae''
Burn, 1966
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Aphelodoris luctuosa''
(Cheeseman, 1882)
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Aphelodoris pallida''
(Bergh, 1905)
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Aphelodoris rossquicki''
Burn, 1966
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Aphelodoris varia''
(Abraham, 1877)
References
External links
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Dorididae
Gastropod genera
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