''Paradoris'' is a
genus
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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 ''Paradoris'' include:
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* '' Paradoris adamsae'' Padula & Valdés, 2012
* '' Paradoris annularis'' Ortea, Espinosa & Moro, 2017
* '' Paradoris araneosa'' Valdés, 2001
* '' Paradoris caerulea'' Camacho-García & Gosliner, 2007
* '' Paradoris ceneris'' Ortea, 1995
* '' Paradoris dubia'' (Bergh, 1904)
* '' Paradoris erythraeensis'' (Vayssière, 1912)
* '' Paradoris hypocrita'' Yonow, 2020
* '' Paradoris imperfecta'' Valdés, 2001
* '' Paradoris indecora'' (Bergh, 1881)
* '' Paradoris inversa'' Ortea, 1995
* '' Paradoris liturata'' (Bergh, 1905)
* '' Paradoris lopezi'' Hermosillo & Valdés, 2004
* '' Paradoris mollis'' Ortea, 1995
* '' Paradoris mulciber'' (Ev. Marcus, 1971)
* '' Paradoris tsurugensis'' Baba, 1986
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Paradoris caeruleus'' Camacho-García & Gosliner, 2007: synonym of ''Paradoris caerulea'' Camacho-García & Gosliner, 2007 (wrong grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
* ''Paradoris cavernae'' Starmülhner, 1955: synonym of ''Paradoris indecora'' (Bergh, 1881)
* ''Paradoris granulata'' Bergh, 1884: synonym of ''Paradoris indecora'' (Bergh, 1881)
* ''Paradoris leuca'' Miller 1995: synonym of ''Paradoris dubia'' (Bergh, 1904)
; Nomen dubium:
* ''Paradoris lora'' (Marcus, 1965) (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
* Marcus Ev. du B.-R. (1971 1970". Opisthobranchs from northern Brazil. Bulletin of Marine Science. 20: 922-951
* 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.
* Dayrat B. (2006). A taxonomic revision of Paradoris sea slugs (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Doridina).. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 147: 125-238
External links
Dayrat B. 2010. ''A monographic revision of discodorid sea slugs (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Nudibranchia, Doridina)''. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4, vol. 61, suppl. I, 1-403, 382 figs.
Bergh, L. S. R. (1884). Malacologische Untersuchungen. In: Semper C, ed. Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen. theil 3, heft 15. Wiesbaden: Kreidel, 647–754, plates 69–76
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Discodorididae
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