''Ardeadoris'' 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
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s, specifically 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 ...
s, shell-less
marine gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the family
Chromodorididae
Chromodorididae, or chromodorids, are a taxonomic family of colourful sea slugs; dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea. “Chromodorid nudibranchs are among the most gorgeously coloured of all animals.†...
.
[Caballer, M.; Bouchet, P. (2014)]
''Ardeadoris'' Rudman, 1984.
Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-12-14.
Species
This genus includes the following species:
[Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012]
''Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs''.
PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479.
* ''
Ardeadoris angustolutea''
(Rudman, 1990)
* ''
Ardeadoris averni''
(Rudman, 1985)
* ''
Ardeadoris carlsoni''
(Rudman, 1986)
* ''
Ardeadoris cruenta''
(Rudman, 1986)
* ''
Ardeadoris egretta''
Rudman, 1984
* ''
Ardeadoris electra''
(Rudman, 1990)
* ''
Ardeadoris poliahu''
(Bertsch & Gosliner, 1989)
* ''
Ardeadoris pullata''
(Rudman, 1995)
* ''
Ardeadoris rubroannulata''
(Rudman, 1986)
* ''
Ardeadoris scottjohnsoni''
Bertsch & Gosliner, 1989
* ''
Ardeadoris symmetrica''
(Rudman, 1990)
* ''
Ardeadoris tomsmithi''
(Bertsch & Gosliner, 1989)
* ''
Ardeadoris undaurum''
(Rudman, 1985)
File:Noumea angustolutea.jpg, '' Ardeadoris angustolutea''
File:Glossodoris averni.jpg, '' Ardeadoris averni''
File:Glossodoris cruenta 3.jpg, '' Ardeadoris cruenta''
File:Ardeadoris egretta.jpg, '' Ardeadoris egretta''
File:Nudibranch - Glossodoris symmetricus 1.1.jpg, '' Ardeadoris symmetrica''
File:Nudibranch - Glossodoris tomsmithsoni 2.jpg, '' Ardeadoris tomsmithi''
References
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Chromodorididae