''Geitodoris'' 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
Sea slug is a common name for some Marine biology, marine invertebrates with varying levels of resemblance to terrestrial Slug, slugs. Most creatures known as sea slugs are gastropods, i.e. they are Sea snail, sea snails (marine gastropod moll ...
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 ...
mollusk
Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...
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: ...
.
Species
Species in the genus ''Geitodoris'' include:
* ''
Geitodoris bacalladoi''
Ortea, 1990
* ''
Geitodoris bonosi''
Ortea & Ballesteros, 1981
* ''
Geitodoris capensis''
Bergh, 1907
* ''
Geitodoris granulata''
Lin & Wu, 1994
* ''
Geitodoris heathi''
Macfarland, 1905
* ''
Geitodoris immunda''
Bergh, 1894
* ''
Geitodoris joubini''
(Vayssière, 1919)
* ''
Geitodoris mavis''
(Marcus & Marcus, 1967)
* ''
Geitodoris pallida''
Valdes, 2001
* ''
Geitodoris patagonica''
Odhner, 1926 Synonyms: ''Geitodoris falklandica''
* ''
Geitodoris perfossa''
Ortea, 1990
* ''
Geitodoris planata''
(Alder & Hancock, 1846) Synonyms: ''Geitodoris complanata''
* ''
Geitodoris portmanni''
(Schmekel, 1972)
* ''
Geitodoris pusae''
(Marcus Er., 1955)
* ''
Geitodoris reticulata''
Eliot, 1906
* ''
Geitodoris tema''
(Edmunds, 1968)
Species considered invalid:
* ''Geitodoris rubens''
(Vayssière, 1919) - ''
Nomen dubium
In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application.
Zoology
In case of a ''nomen dubium,'' it may be impossible to determine whether a ...
''
References
Discodorididae
Gastropod genera
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