''Otinodoris'' is a

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s, shell-less marine

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.Gofas, S. (2010). Otinodoris White, 1948. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=548866 on 2011-04-05 It is now considered a synonym of ''

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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: ...

Valdés (2002) tentatively tried to maintain ''Otinodoris'' as a separate genus, but lacked the necessary data. It was then considered possible that ''Otinodoris'' was a synonym of '' Peltodoris'' Bergh, 1880. It is now considered a synonym of ''

'' Ehrenberg, 1831 and placed in the family

Species

Species in the genus ''Otinodoris'' include: * ''Otinodoris winckworthi]' White, 1948 : synonym of '' Asteronotus raripilosa'' (Abraham, 1877)

References

Chromodorididae Gastropod genera {{chromodorididae-stub