''Dendrodoris'' is a
genus
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of
nudibranch
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s,
marine gastropod
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mollusc
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s in the
family
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Dendrodorididae
Dendrodorididae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the Superfamily Phyllidioidea.
Genera
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[Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Dendrodoris Ehrenberg, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137883 on 2012-06-09]
Species
Species so far described in this genus include:
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Dendrodoris albobrunnea'' Allan, 1933
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Dendrodoris albopurpura'' Burn, 1957
* ''
Dendrodoris angolensis'' Valdés & Ortea, 1996
* ''
Dendrodoris arborescens'' (Collingwood, 1881)
* ''
Dendrodoris areolata'' (Alder & Hancock, 1864)
* ''
Dendrodoris atromaculata'' (Alder & Hancock, 1864)
* ''
Dendrodoris aurea'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
* ''
Dendrodoris azineae'' Behrens & Valdes, 2004
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Dendrodris behrensi'' Millen & Bertsch, 2005
[Millen S. V. & Bertsch H. (2005). "Two New Species of Porostome Nudibranchs (Family Dendrodorididae) from the Coast of California (USA) and Baja Californica (Mexico)". '']Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences
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Dendrodoris brodieae'' Valdés, 2001
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Dendrodoris caesia
The blue-speckled nudibranch (''Dendrodoris caesia'') is a species of sea slug, a Doridacea, dorid nudibranch. It is a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Dendrodorididae.
Distribution
This species has so fa ...
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* ''
Dendrodoris carbunculosa'' (Kelaart, 1858)
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Dendrodoris citrina'' (Cheeseman, 1881)
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Dendrodoris coronata'' Kay & Young, 1969
* ''
Dendrodoris denisoni'' (Angas, 1864)
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Dendrodoris elizabethina'' (Kelaart, 1859)
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Dendrodoris elongata'' Baba, 1936
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Dendrodoris fulva'' (MacFarland, 1905)
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Dendrodoris fumata'' (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830)
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Dendrodoris goani'' Rao & Kumary, 1973
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Dendrodoris grandiflora'' (Rapp, 1827)
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Dendrodoris guineana'' Valdés & Ortea, 1996
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Dendrodoris guttata'' (Odhner, 1917)
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Dendrodoris herytra'' Valdés & Ortea in Valdés, Ortea, Avila & Ballesteros, 1996
* ''
Dendrodoris kranjiensis'' Lim & Chou, 1970
* ''
Dendrodoris krebsii'' (Morch, 1863)
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Dendrodoris krusensternii'' (Gray, 1850)
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Dendrodoris limbata'' (Cuvier, 1804)
* ''
Dendrodoris magagnai'' Ortea & Espinosa, 2001
* ''
Dendrodoris maugeana'' Burn, 1962
* ''
Dendrodoris nigra'' (Stimpson, 1855)
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Dendrodoris nigromaculata'' (Cockerell, 1905)
* ''
Dendrodoris nigropunctata'' (Vayssière, 1912)
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Dendrodoris orbicularis'' Valdes, 2001
* ''
Dendrodoris rainfordi'' Allan, 1932
* ''
Dendrodoris rubra'' (Kelaart)
* ''
Dendrodoris sadoensis'' Baba, 1993
* ''
Dendrodoris senegalensis'' Bouchet, 1975
* ''
Dendrodiris stohleri'' Millen & Bertsch, 2005
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Dendrodoris tuberculosa'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
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Dendrodoris warta'' Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1976
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Taxon inquirendum
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* ''Dendrodoris jousseaumei''
(Vayssière, 1912)
; Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Dendrodoris australiensis'' (Abraham, 1877): synonym of ''Dendrodoris nigra'' (Stimpson, 1855)
* ''Dendrodoris clavalata'' (Alder & Hancock, 1864): synonym of ''Dendrodoris krusensternii'' (Gray, 1850)
* ''Dendrodoris davisi'' (Allan, 1933): synonym of ''
Doriopsilla miniata'' (Alder & Hancock, 1864)
* ''Dendrodoris denisoni'' (Angas, 1864): synonym of ''Dendrodoris krusensternii'' (Gray, 1850)
* ''Dendrodoris gemmacea'' (Alder & Hancock, 1864): synonym of ''Dendrodoris denisoni'' (Angas, 1864): synonym of ''Dendrodoris krusensternii'' (Gray, 1850)
* ''Dendrodoris kalkensis'' (Barnard, 1927): synonym of ''Dendrodoris caesia'' (Bergh, 1907)
* ''Dendrodoris melaena'' (Allan, 1932): synonym of ''Dendrodoris nigra'' (Stimpson, 1855)
* ''Dendrodoris singaporensis'' (Lim & Chou, 1970): synonym of ''Dendrodoris atromaculata'' (Alder & Hancock, 1864)
* ''Dendrodoris gunnamatta'' (Allan, 1932): synonym of ''Dendrodoris krusensternii'' (Gray, 1850)
References
* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
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Dendrodorididae
Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg