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.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1761 on 2011-08-23

Species in this family belong to the cryptobranch dorid nudibranchs, i.e. they are able to retract their gills into a gill pocket (cryptobranch = hidden gills). Most are small and hard to identify. Most are thought to feed at night on sponges, while during the day they search for dark areas or remain hidden under rocks.

One example of a discodoridid is the "Pacific sea lemon" or "speckled sea lemon", ''Peltodoris nobilis'', which occurs off the coast of British Columbia to Baja California from low-tide waters to a depth of about 200 m. Not only is this species yellow with a bumpy surface, but it also gives off a strong fruity citrus smell when handled, adding to its resemblance to a lemon.

Genera

Genera within the family Discodorididae include:
* '' Alloiodoris'' Bergh, 1904
* ''Aporodoris'' Ihering, 1886
* '' Asteronotus'' Ehrenberg, 1831
* '' Atagema'' Gray, 1850
* '' Baptodoris'' Bergh, 1884
* '' Carminodoris'' Bergh, 1889
* '' Diaulula'' Bergh, 1878
* '' Dictyodoris'' Bergh, 1880
* '' Discodoris'' Bergh, 1877 - the type genus
* '' Gargamella'' Bergh, 1894
* '' Geitodoris'' Bergh, 1892
* '' Gravieria'' Vayssiere, 1912
* '' Halgerda'' Bergh, 1880
* '' Hiatodoris'' Dayrat, 2010
* '' Hoplodoris'' Bergh, 1880 - synonym: '' Carminodoris'' Bergh, 1889Fahey S. J. & Gosliner T. M. (2003). "Mistaken Identities: On the Discodorididae genera ''Hoplodoris'' Bergh, 1880 and ''Carminodoris'' Bergh, 1889 (Opistobranchia, Nudibranchia)". ''Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences'' 54: 169-208
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* '' Jorunna'' Bergh, 1876
* '' Nirva'' Bergh, 1905
* '' Nophodoris'' Valdés & Gosliner, 2001
* '' Paradoris'' Ortea, 1995
* '' Peltodoris'' Bergh, 1880
* '' Platydoris'' Bergh, 1877
* '' Rostanga'' Bergh, 1879
* ''Sclerodoris'' Eliot, 1904
* '' Sebadoris'' Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1960
* '' Taringa'' Er. Marcus, 1955
* '' Tayuva'' Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1967
* ''Thordisa'' Bergh, 1877
* '' Thorybopus'' Bouchet, 1977

Image:Asteronotus cespitosus.jpg, ''Asteronotus cespitosus''
Image:Nudibranchia (2403803113).jpg, '' Diaulula sandiegensis''
Image:Discodoris boholiensis (5911539104).jpg, '' Discodoris boholiensis''
Image:Montereina coerulescens.jpg, '' Discodoris coerulescens''
Image:Geitodoris heathi.jpg, ''Geitodoris heathi''
Image:Halgerda batangas.jpg, ''Halgerda batangas''
Image:Hoplodoris estrelyado (8189526605).jpg, ''Hoplodoris estrelyado''
Image:Jorunna rubescens.jpg, '' Jorunna rubescens''
Image:Peltodoris (Discodoris) atromaculata 2 Bergh, 1880.jpg, '' Peltodoris atromaculata''
Image:Peltodoris mullineri.JPG, '' Peltodoris mullineri''
Image:Anisodoris nobilis.jpg, ''Peltodoris nobilis''
Image:Platydoris cruenta.jpg, '' Platydoris cruenta''
Image:Rostanga pulchra.jpg, '' Rostanga pulchra''
Image:Rostanga elandsia 2008.jpg, '' Rostanga elandsia''
Image:Sclerodoris tuberculata in Bali 2015-09-16.jpg, '' Sclerodoris tuberculata''
Image:Sebadoris nubilosa.jpg, '' Sebadoris nubilosa''
Image:Taringa halgerda (AA1).jpg, ''Taringa halgerda''
Image:Thordisa filix Pruvot-Fol, 1951 .jpg, ''Thordisa filix''

;Genera brought into synonymy:
* ''Adura'' ic synonym of ''Audura'' Bergh, 1878: synonym of '' Jorunna'' Bergh, 1876
* ''Anisodoris'' Bergh, 1898: synonym of '' Diaulula'' Bergh, 1878
* ''Ansiodoris'' ic synonym of ''Anisodoris'' Bergh, 1898: synonym of '' Diaulula'' Bergh, 1878
* ''Argus'' Bohadsch, 1761: synonym of '' Platydoris'' Bergh, 1877
* ''Audura'' Bergh, 1878 : synonym of '' Jorunna'' Bergh, 1876
* ''Awuka'' Er. Marcus, 1955 : synonym of '' Jorunna'' Bergh, 1876
* ''Boreodoris'' Odhner, 1939 : synonym of '' Rostanga'' Bergh, 1879
* ''Carryodoris'' Vayssière, 1919: synonym of '' Geitodoris'' Bergh, 1891
* ''Centrodoris'' P. Fischer, 1883 : synonym of '' Kentrodoris'' Bergh, 1874
* ''Discodorididae aliciae'' Dayrat, 2005: synonym of “Montereina” aliciae (Dayrat, 2005)
* ''Erythrodoris'' Pruvot-Fol, 1933: synonym of '' Discodoris'' Bergh, 1877
* ''Fracassa'' Bergh, 1878: synonym of '' Discodoris'' Bergh, 1877
* ''Glossodoridiformia'' O'Donoghue, 1927: synonym of '' Atagema'' Gray, 1850
* ''Kentrodoris'' Bergh, 1874 : synonym of '' Jorunna'' Bergh, 1876
* '' Montereina'' MacFarland, 1905: synonym of '' Peltodoris'' Bergh, 1880
* '' Otinodoris'' White, 1948 : synonym of '' Asteronotus'' Ehrenberg, 1831
* ''Peronodoris'' Bergh, 1904: synonym of ''Sclerodoris'' Eliot, 1904
* ''Petelodoris'' Bergh, 1882: synonym of '' Atagema'' Gray, 1850
* ''Phialodoris'' Bergh, 1890 : synonym of '' Peltodoris'' Bergh, 1880
* ''Phlegmodoris'' Bergh, 1878: synonym of '' Atagema'' Gray, 1850
* ''Pupsikus'' Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970: synonym of ''Thordisa'' Bergh, 1877
* ''Trippa (gastropod), Trippa'' Bergh, 1877 : synonym of '' Atagema'' Gray, 1850
* ''Tumbia'' Burn, 1962: synonym of ''Sclerodoris'' Eliot, 1904

See also

* Dorididae, also known as Sea lemon.

References

External links

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*http://www.helsinki.fi/~mhaaramo/metazoa/protostoma/mollusca/Gastropoda/Opisthobranchia/Discodorididae.htm
* Dayrat B. & Gosliner T. M. (2005). "Species names and metaphyly: a case study in Discodorididae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Euthyneura, Nudibranchia, Doridina)". ''Zoologica Scripta'' 34: 199-224. .
* 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

Dayrat B. 2010. A monographic revision of discodorid sea slugs (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Nudibranchia, Doridina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4, vol. 61, suppl. I, 1-403, 382 figs.

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