''Discodoris'' is a
genus
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of
sea slug
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s, 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
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusc
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s in the family
Discodorididae
Discodorididae is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea.Bouchet, P. (2011). Discodorididae. Accessed through: ...
.
[W Gofas, S. (2011)]
''Discodoris''.
Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2011-08-23
Species
Species in the genus ''Discodoris'' include:
[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]
* ''
Discodoris achroma''
Valdés, 2001
* ''
Discodoris aurila''
Marcus & Marcus, 1967
* ''
Discodoris boholiensis
''Discodoris boholiensis'', known commonly as the Bohol discodoris,Le Bris, S., Müller, Y., Pean, M. in: DORIS, 25/10/2014 ''Discodoris boholiensis'' Bergh, 1877 Données d'Observations pour la Reconnaissance et l'Identification de la faune et l ...
''
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 ...
, 1877
* ''
Discodoris branneri''
MacFarland, 1909
* ''
Discodoris cebuensis''
Bergh, 1877
* ''
Discodoris coerulescens''
Bergh, 1888
* ''
Discodoris erubescens''
Bergh, 1884
* ''
Discodoris ghanensis''
Edmunds, 2011
* ''
Discodoris glabella''
(Bergh, 1907)
* ''
Discodoris labifera''
(Abraham, 1877)
* ''
Discodoris laminea''
(Risbec, 1928)
* ''
Discodoris natalensis''
(Krauss, 1848)
* ''
Discodoris perplexa''
(Bergh, 1907)
* ''
Discodoris pliconoto''
Moro & Ortea, 2015
* ''
Discodoris pseudida''
(Bergh, 1907)
* ''
Discodoris purcina''
Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967
* ''
Discodoris rosi''
Ortea, 1979
* ''
Discodoris rubens''
Vayssière, 1919
* ''
Discodoris sauvagei
''Discodoris sauvagei'' is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.
Distribution
This species occurs off the Cape Verde
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Ca ...
''
(Rochebrune, 1881)
* ''
Discodoris stellifera''
Ihering in Vayssière, 1904
* ''
Discodoris tristis''
Bergh, 1899
* ''
Discodoris turia''
Burn, 1969
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Discodoris atromaculata''
(Bergh, 1880): synonym of ''
Peltodoris atromaculata''
Bergh, 1880
* ''Discodoris cavernae''
(Starmühlner, 1955): synonym of ''
Paradoris indecora''
(Bergh, 1881)
* ''Discodoris confusa''
Ballesteros, Llera & Ortea, 1985: synonym of ''
Tayuva lilacina
''Tayuva lilacina'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2011)''Tayuva lilacina'' (Gould, 1852).Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2011-0 ...
''
(Gould, 1852)
* ''Discodoris crawfordi''
Burn, 1969: synonym of ''
Rostanga crawfordi''
(Burn, 1969)
* ''Discodoris dubia''
Bergh, 1904: synonym of ''
Paradoris dubia''
(Bergh, 1904)
* ''Discodoris egena''
Bergh, 1904: synonym of ''
Paradoris dubia''
(Bergh, 1904)
* ''Discodoris erythraeensis''
Vayssière, 1912: synonym of ''
Paradoris erythraeensis''
(Vayssière, 1912)
* ''Discodoris evelinae''
Marcus, 1955: synonym of ''
Montereina branneri''
(MacFarland, 1909)
* ''Discodoris fragilis''
Alder & Hancock, 1864: synonym of ''
Sebadoris fragilis''
(Alder & Hancock, 1864)
* ''Discodoris fulva''
O'Donoghue, 1924: synonym of ''
Geitodoris heathi''
(MacFarland, 1905)
* ''Discodoris golaia''
Marcus & Marcus, 1966: synonym of ''Montereina golaia''
(Marcus & Marcus, 1966)
* ''Discodoris heathi''
MacFarland, 1905: synonym of ''
Geitodoris heathi''
(MacFarland, 1905)
* ''Discodoris hedgpethi''
Marcus & Marcus, 1960: synonym of ''Montereina branneri''
(MacFarland, 1909): synonym of ''
Discodoris branneri'' MacFarland, 1909
* ''Discodoris hummelincki''
(Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1963): represented as ''
Tayuva lilacina
''Tayuva lilacina'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2011)''Tayuva lilacina'' (Gould, 1852).Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2011-0 ...
''
(Gould, 1852)
* ''Discodoris indecora''
Bergh, 1881: synonym of ''
Paradoris indecora''
(Bergh, 1881)
* ''Discodoris ketos''
Ev. & Er. Marcus, 1967: synonym of ''
Tayuva lilacina
''Tayuva lilacina'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2011)''Tayuva lilacina'' (Gould, 1852).Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2011-0 ...
''
(Gould, 1852)
* ''Discodoris lilacina''
Gould, 1852: synonym of ''
Tayuva lilacina
''Tayuva lilacina'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2011)''Tayuva lilacina'' (Gould, 1852).Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2011-0 ...
''
(Gould, 1852)
* ''Discodoris liturata''
Bergh, 1905: synonym of ''
Paradoris liturata''
(Bergh, 1905)
* ''Discodoris lora''
Marcus, 1965: synonym of ''Paradoris lora''
(Marcus, 1965)
* ''Discodoris lutescens''
Bergh, 1905: synonym of ''
Rostanga lutescens''
(Bergh, 1905)
* ''Discodoris maculosa''
Bergh, 1884: synonym of ''
Tayuva lilacina
''Tayuva lilacina'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2011)''Tayuva lilacina'' (Gould, 1852).Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2011-0 ...
''
(Gould, 1852)
* ''Discodoris mauritiana''
Bergh, 1889: synonym of ''Peltodoris mauritiana''
Bergh, 1889, in turn synonym of ''
Peltodoris murrea
''Peltodoris murrea'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae
Discodorididae is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of sea slugs, specifically dorid ...
''
(Abraham, 1877)
* ''Discodoris mavis''
Marcus & Marcus, 1967: synonym of ''
Geitodoris mavis''
(Marcus & Marcus, 1967)
* ''Discodoris meta''
Bergh, 1877: synonym of ''
Discodoris boholiensis
''Discodoris boholiensis'', known commonly as the Bohol discodoris,Le Bris, S., Müller, Y., Pean, M. in: DORIS, 25/10/2014 ''Discodoris boholiensis'' Bergh, 1877 Données d'Observations pour la Reconnaissance et l'Identification de la faune et l ...
''
Bergh, 1877
* ''Discodoris millegrana''
Alder & Hancock, 1854: synonym of ''
Aporodoris millegrana''
(Alder & Hancock, 1854)
* ''Discodoris modesta''
Bergh, 1877: synonym of ''Montereina modesta''
(Bergh, 1877)
* ''Discodoris morphaea''
Bergh, 1877: synonym of ''
Sebadoris fragilis''
(Alder & Hancock, 1864)
* ''Discodoris mortenseni''
Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1963 is a synonym of ''
Jorunna spazzola'' (Marcus, 1955)
[Goodheart J. A., Ellingson R. A., Vital X. G., Galvão Filho H. C., McCarthy J. B., Medrano S. M., Bhave V. J., García-Méndez K., Jiménez L. M., López G. & Hoover C. A. (2016). "Identification guide to the heterobranch sea slugs (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Bocas del Toro, Panama". ''Marine Biodiversity Records'' 9(1): 56. ]
* ''Discodoris notiperda''
Risbec, 1956: synonym of ''
Sebadoris fragilis''
(Alder & Hancock, 1864)
* ''Discodoris opisthidia''
Bergh, 1877: synonym of ''Montereina opisthidia''
(Bergh, 1877)
* ''Discodoris pallida''
Baba, 1937: synonym of ''Montereina pallida''
(Baba, 1937)
* ''Discodoris palma''
Allan, 1933: synonym of
Tayuva lilacina
''Tayuva lilacina'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2011)''Tayuva lilacina'' (Gould, 1852).Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2011-0 ...
(Gould, 1852)
* ''Discodoris pardalis''
(Alder & Hancock, 1864): synonym of ''Montereina pardalis''
(Alder & Hancock, 1864)
* ''Discodoris paroa''
Burn, 1969: synonym of ''Montereina paroa''
(Burn, 1969)
* ''Discodoris phoca''
Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967: synonym of ''
Montereina phoca''
(Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967)
* ''Discodoris planata'' is a synonym of ''
Geitodoris planata''
* ''Discodoris porri''
Vérany, 1846 : synonym of ''
Paradoris indecora''
(Bergh, 1881)
* ''Discodoris punctifera''
Abraham, 1877: synonym of ''
Montereina punctifera''
(Abraham, 1877)
* ''Discodoris pusae''
Marcus Er., 1955: synonym of ''
Geitodoris pusae''
(Er. Marcus, 1955)
* ''Discodoris sandiegensis''
(J. G. Cooper, 1863): synonym of ''
Diaulula sandiegensis
''Diaulula sandiegensis,'' commonly known as the San Diego dorid or the ringed dorid, is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the suborder Doridina and the family Discodorididae.
The specific epithet ...
''
(J. G. Cooper, 1863)
* ''Discodoris schmeltziana''
Bergh, 1880: synonym of ''
Discodoris schmeltziana''
(Bergh, 1875)
* ''Discodoris tema''
Edmunds, 1968: synonym of ''
Geitodoris tema''
(Edmunds, 1968)
* ''Discodoris vanikoro''
Pruvot-Fol, 1934: synonym of ''
Sebadoris fragilis''
(Alder & Hancock, 1864)
* ''Discodoris wetleyi''
Allan, 1932: synonym of ''
Jorunna funebris''
(Kelaart, 1859)
;''Nomine dubia'' and ''taxa inquirenda''
* ''Discodoris concinna''
Alder & Hancock, 1864
* ''Discodoris crucis''
(Ørsted in Mörch, 1863)
* ''Discodoris edwardsi''
Vayssière, 1902 (taxon inquirendum
In biological classification, a ''species inquirenda'' is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation. The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century.
The ter ...
)
* ''Discodoris muta''
Bergh, 1877
* ''Discodoris notha''
Bergh, 1877
* ''Discodoris patriziae''
Perrone, 1991
* ''Discodoris schmeltziana''
Bergh, 1880
* ''Discodoris sordii''
Perrone, 1990
* ''Discodoris voniheringi''
MacFarland, 1909
References
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Discodorididae