''Baptodoris'' is a

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s, dorid

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s, shell-less marine

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s in the family

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.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010)
''Baptodoris'' Bergh, 1884.
In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-12-14 The genus Baptodoris was originally classified by

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in 1891 in the subfamily Platydorididae (despite the use of suffix -idea), a subfamily of the family

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. In 1934

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elevated this subfamily to its new status as family Platydorididae. In 2002 Valdés has given the name Discodorididae precedence over the name Platydorididae. The Sea Slug Forum however classifies this genus in the family Dorididae.

Species

Species in the genus ''Baptodoris'' include: * '' Baptodoris cinnabarina'' Bergh, 1884 (junior synonym ''Platydoris maculata'' Bouchet, 1977 ) - type species of the genus * '' Baptodoris mimetica'' Gosliner, 1991 * '' Baptodoris peruviana'' (d'Orbigny, 1837) * '' Baptodoris phinei'' Valdés, 2001 * '' Baptodoris stomascuta'' (Bouchet, 1977) (originally ''Platydoris stomascuta'' Bouchet, 1977 ) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Baptodoris perezi'' Llera & Ortea, 1982: synonym of '' Gargamella perezi'' (Llera & Ortea, 1982)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1276178 Discodorididae Gastropod genera