''Discodoris'' is a

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nudibranch Nudibranchs () are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs which shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have been given colourful nicknames to mat ...

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gastropod molluscs in the family

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.ma ...

.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 ''Discodoris achroma'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known ...

'' Valdés, 2001 * ''

Discodoris aurila ''Discodoris aurila'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005''Classification ...

'' 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 ...

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Discodoris branneri ''Discodoris branneri'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2014)''Discodoris branneri'' MacFarland, 1909.Accessed through: Worl ...

'' MacFarland, 1909 * ''

Discodoris cebuensis ''Discodoris cebuensis'' is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropo ...

'' Bergh, 1877 * ''

Discodoris coerulescens ''Discodoris coerulescens'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae Discodorididae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, ma ...

'' Bergh, 1888 * ''

Discodoris concinna ''Discodoris concinna'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Montereina concinna (Alder & Hancock, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' Alder & Hancock, 1864 (nomen dubium) * ''

Discodoris edwardsi ''Discodoris edwardsi'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 200 ...

'' Vayssière, 1902 (

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Discodoris erubescens ''Discodoris erubescens'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae Discodorididae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod ...

'' Bergh, 1884 * ''

Discodoris ghanensis ''Discodoris ghanensis'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are kno ...

'' Edmunds, 2011 * ''

Discodoris glabella ''Discodoris glabella'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae Discodorididae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marin ...

'' (Bergh, 1907) * ''

Discodoris hummelincki ''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- ...

'' (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) (alternate representation) * ''

Discodoris labifera ''Discodoris labifera'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known ...

'' (Abraham, 1877) * ''

Discodoris laminea ''Discodoris laminea'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known ...

'' (Risbec, 1928) * ''

Discodoris natalensis ''Discodoris natalensis'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are kno ...

'' (Krauss, 1848) * ''

Discodoris patriziae ''Discodoris patriziae'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae Discodorididae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod ...

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Discodoris perplexa ''Discodoris perplexa'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known ...

'' (Bergh, 1907) * ''

Discodoris pliconoto ''Discodoris pliconoto'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the family Discodorididae. Distribution This species was described from the island of Sal, Cape Verde , nati ...

'' Moro & Ortea, 2015 * ''

Discodoris pseudida ''Discodoris pseudida'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae Discodorididae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine ...

'' (Bergh, 1907) * ''

Discodoris purcina ''Discodoris purcina'' is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae Discodorididae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in th ...

'' Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967 * ''

Discodoris rosi ''Discodoris rosi'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mo ...

'' Ortea, 1979 * ''

Discodoris rubens ''Discodoris rubens'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae Discodorididae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mol ...

'' 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 , national_anthem = () , official_languages ...

'' (Rochebrune, 1881) * ''

Discodoris schmeltziana ''Discodoris'' is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Discodorididae.W Gofas, S. (2011)''Discodoris''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2011-08-23 Species Species i ...

'' Bergh, 1880 (nomen dubium) * '' Discodoris sordii'' Perrone, 1990 :

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Discodoris stellifera ''Discodoris stellifera'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 20 ...

'' Ihering in Vayssière, 1904 * ''

Discodoris tristis ''Discodoris tristis'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae Discodorididae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine ...

'' Bergh, 1899 * ''

Discodoris turia ''Discodoris turia'' is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). ...

'' Burn, 1969 * '' Discodoris voniheringi'' MacFarland, 1909 (nomen dubium) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Discodoris atromaculata'' (Bergh, 1880): synonym of ''

Peltodoris atromaculata ''Peltodoris atromaculata'', more commonly known as the dotted sea slug or sea cow, is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae. It dwells in salt water up to the depth of 40m. It is excl ...

'' Bergh, 1880 * ''Discodoris cavernae'' (Starmühlner, 1955): synonym of ''

Paradoris indecora ''Paradoris indecora'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. ''Classificat ...

'' (Bergh, 1881) * ''Discodoris confusa'' Ballesteros, Llera & Ortea, 1985: synonym of ''

'' (Gould, 1852) * ''Discodoris crawfordi'' Burn, 1969: synonym of ''

Rostanga crawfordi ''Rostanga crawfordi'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae. Originally described as ''Discodoris crawfordi'', it was redescribed by Rudman & Avern as ''Rostanga australis''. Th ...

'' (Burn, 1969) * ''Discodoris dubia'' Bergh, 1904: synonym of ''

Paradoris dubia ''Paradoris dubia'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae Discodorididae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gas ...

'' (Bergh, 1904) * ''Discodoris egena'' Bergh, 1904: synonym of ''

'' (Bergh, 1904) * ''Discodoris erythraeensis'' Vayssière, 1912: synonym of ''

Paradoris erythraeensis ''Paradoris erythraeensis'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2015)''Paradoris erythraeensis'' (Vayssière, 1912).In: MolluscaBase (2015). ...

'' (Vayssière, 1912) * ''Discodoris evelinae'' Marcus, 1955: synonym of ''

Montereina branneri ''Discodoris branneri'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2014)''Discodoris branneri'' MacFarland, 1909.Accessed through: World ...

'' (MacFarland, 1909) * ''Discodoris fragilis'' Alder & Hancock, 1864: synonym of ''

Sebadoris fragilis ''Sebadoris fragilis'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called ...

'' (Alder & Hancock, 1864) * ''Discodoris fulva'' O'Donoghue, 1924: synonym of ''

Geitodoris heathi ''Geitodoris heathi'', common name "Heath's dorid", is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dorididae.Dayrat B. 2010. A monographic revision of discodorid sea slugs (Gastropoda, ...

'' (MacFarland, 1905) * ''Discodoris golaia'' Marcus & Marcus, 1966: synonym of ''

Montereina golaia ''Montereina'' is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.Gofas, S. (2015). “Montereina” sensu Dayrat, 2010. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...

'' (Marcus & Marcus, 1966) * ''Discodoris heathi'' MacFarland, 1905: synonym of ''

'' (MacFarland, 1905) * ''Discodoris hedgpethi'' Marcus & Marcus, 1960: synonym of ''Montereina branneri'' (MacFarland, 1909): synonym of ''

'' MacFarland, 1909 * ''Discodoris indecora'' Bergh, 1881: synonym of ''

'' (Bergh, 1881) * ''Discodoris ketos'' Ev. & Er. Marcus, 1967: synonym of ''

'' (Gould, 1852) * ''Discodoris lilacina'' Gould, 1852: synonym of ''

'' (Gould, 1852) * ''Discodoris liturata'' Bergh, 1905: synonym of ''

Paradoris liturata ''Paradoris liturata'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called G ...

'' (Bergh, 1905) * ''Discodoris lora'' Marcus, 1965: synonym of ''

Paradoris lora ''Paradoris'' is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Paradoris Bergh, 1884. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Moll ...

'' (Marcus, 1965) * ''Discodoris lutescens'' Bergh, 1905: synonym of ''

Rostanga lutescens ''Rostanga lutescens'', is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family ''Discodorididae''. Distribution This species was described from Timor, Indonesia. It has subsequently been reported from the Marsh ...

'' (Bergh, 1905) * ''Discodoris maculosa'' Bergh, 1884: synonym of ''

'' (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 The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called G ...

'' (Abraham, 1877) * ''Discodoris mavis'' Marcus & Marcus, 1967: synonym of '' Geitodoris mavis'' (Marcus & Marcus, 1967) * ''Discodoris meta'' Bergh, 1877: synonym of ''

'' Bergh, 1877 * ''Discodoris millegrana'' Alder & Hancock, 1854: synonym of ''

Aporodoris millegrana ''Aporodoris millegrana'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae. Taxonomy This species was originally discovered and described (under the name ''Doris millegrana'') ...

'' (Alder & Hancock, 1854) * ''Discodoris modesta'' Bergh, 1877: synonym of '' Montereina modesta'' (Bergh, 1877) * ''Discodoris morphaea'' Bergh, 1877: synonym of ''

'' (Alder & Hancock, 1864) * ''

Discodoris mortenseni ''Jorunna spazzola'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2015) ''Jorunna spazzola'' (Marcus, 1955).In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through ...

'' Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1963 is a synonym of ''

Jorunna spazzola ''Jorunna spazzola'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2015) ''Jorunna spazzola'' (Marcus, 1955).In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Regist ...

'' (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 ''

'' (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

(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 ''Diaulula phoca'' is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.Rosenberg, G. (2010). Diaulula phoca (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) Worl ...

'' (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967) * ''Discodoris planata'' is a synonym of ''

Geitodoris planata ''Geitodoris planata'' is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae. Taxonomy It was originally described from Europe. Caribbean populations are morphologically similar but almost certai ...

'' * ''Discodoris porri'' Vérany, 1846 : synonym of ''

'' (Bergh, 1881) * ''Discodoris punctifera'' Abraham, 1877: synonym of ''

Montereina punctifera ''Peltodoris punctifera'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae Discodorididae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod ...

'' (Abraham, 1877) * ''Discodoris pusae'' Marcus Er., 1955: synonym of ''

Geitodoris pusae ''Geitodoris pusae'' is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law ...

'' (Er. Marcus, 1955) * ''Discodoris sandiegensis'' (J. G. Cooper, 1863): synonym of ''

Diaulula sandiegensis ''Diaulula sandiegensis'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae. The specific epithet ''sandiegensis'' means: "of San Diego", the Southern California city. Distributio ...

'' (J. G. Cooper, 1863) * ''Discodoris schmeltziana'' Bergh, 1880: synonym of ''

'' (Bergh, 1875) * ''Discodoris tema'' Edmunds, 1968: synonym of '' Geitodoris tema'' (Edmunds, 1968) * ''Discodoris vanikoro'' Pruvot-Fol, 1934: synonym of ''

'' (Alder & Hancock, 1864) * ''Discodoris wetleyi'' Allan, 1932: synonym of ''

Jorunna funebris ''Jorunna funebris'', commonly called the dotted nudibranch, is a large species of sea slug. It is a dorid nudibranch, meaning it is a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2010)''Jorunna funebris'' (Kela ...

'' (Kelaart, 1859) ;Nomine dubia: * ''Discodoris crucis'' (Ørsted in Mörch, 1863) * ''Discodoris muta'' Bergh, 1877 * ''Discodoris notha'' Bergh, 1877

References

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