Goniodorididae are a

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 Mollusca is a phylum of protostome, protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant taxon, extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum ...

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Opisthobranchia Opisthobranchs () is a now informal name for a large and diverse group of specialized complex gastropods which used to be united in the subclass Opisthobranchia. That taxon is no longer considered to represent a monophyletic grouping. Euopisth ...

Subfamilies

* Anculinae *

Goniodorinae Goniodorididae are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the order (biology), order Opisthobranchia. Subfamilies * Anculinae * Goniod ...

Genera

Genera in the family Goniodorididae include: * ''

Ancula ''Ancula'' is a genus of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Goniodorididae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2013). Ancula Lovén, 1846. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine S ...

'' Lovén, 1846 * ''

Goniodoris ''Goniodoris'' is a genus of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Goniodorididae.Gofas, S. (2015)''Goniodoris'' Forbes & Goodsir, 1839.In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Mari ...

'' Forbes & Goodsir, 1939 * ''

Goniodoridella ''Goniodoridella'' is a genus of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Goniodorididae Goniodorididae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs ...

''Pruvot-Fol, 1933 * ''

Lophodoris ''Lophodoris'' is a small genus of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Goniodorididae. Species This genus is little studied and there have been only a few observations. * ''Lophodoris danielssen ...

'' G. O. Sars, 1878 * ''

Murphydoris ''Murphydoris'' is a genus of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Goniodorididae. Genus description ''Murphydoris singaporensis'' Sigurdsson, 1991 is the type species of the genus ''Murphydoris'' ...

'' Sigurdsson, 1991 * ''

Okenia ''Okenia'' is a genus of colorful sea slugs, specifically of dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Goniodorididae. Species Species within the genus ''Okenia'' include: * '' Okenia academica'' Camacho-Garcia & Gosliner, 200 ...

'' Menke, 1830 - synonyms: ''Idalia'' Leuckart, 1828; ''Idaliella'' Bergh, 1881; ''Idalina'' Norman, 1890; ''Cargoa'' Vogel & Schultz, 1970; ''Ceratodoris'' Gray, 1850; ''Hopkinsia'' MacFarland, 1905; ''Sakishimaia'' Hamatani, 2001;Gosliner T. M. (2004). "Phylogenetic Systematics of ''Okenia'', ''Sakishmaia'', ''Hopkinsiella'' and ''Hopkinsia'' (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) with descriptions of new species from the tropical Indo-Pacific". ''Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences'' 55(5): 125-161
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''Teshia'' Edmunds, 1966Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). ''Okenia'' Menke, 1830. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138042 on 2010-12-16 * ''

Trapania ''Trapania'' is a genus of sea slugs, specifically Doridacea, dorid nudibranchs, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the family (biology), family Goniodorididae. Description The genus ''Trapania'' is distinguished from other Goniodorid ...

'' Pruvot-Fol, 1931

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