''Thordisa'' 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
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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: ...
.
[Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010)]
''Thordisa'' Bergh, 1877.
In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2011-08-23
Species
Species in the genus ''Thordisa'' include:
[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.
* ''
Thordisa aculeata''
Ortea & Valdés, 1995
* ''
Thordisa albomacula''
Chan & Gosliner, 2007
* ''
Thordisa aurea''
Pruvot-Fol, 1951
* ''
Thordisa azmanii''
Cervera & García-Gómez, 1989
* ''
Thordisa bimaculata''
Lance, 1966
* ''
Thordisa burnupi''
Eliot, 1910
* ''
Thordisa diuda''
Marcus Er., 1955
* ''
Thordisa filix
''Thordisa filix'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the family Discodorididae
Discodorididae is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of sea slugs, specifi ...
''
Pruvot-Fol, 1951
* ''
Thordisa harrisi''
Chan & Gosliner, 2006
* ''
Thordisa hilaris''
Bergh, 1905
* ''
Thordisa ladislavii''
(Ihering, 1886)
* ''
Thordisa lurca''
(Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967)
* ''
Thordisa luteola''
Chan & Gosliner, 2007
* ''
Thordisa nieseni''
Chan & Gosliner, 2007
* ''
Thordisa oliva''
Chan & Gosliner, 2007
* ''
Thordisa pallida''
Bergh, 1884
* ''
Thordisa poplei''
Edmunds, 2011
* ''
Thordisa rubescens''
Behrens & Henderson, 1981
* ''
Thordisa sanguinea''
Baba, 1955
* ''
Thordisa tahala''
Chan & Gosliner, 2007
* ''
Thordisa verrucosa''
(Crosse in Angas, 1864)
* ''
Thordisa villosa''
(Alder & Hancock, 1864)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Thordisa crosslandi'' Eliot, 1903 : synonym of ''
Sebadoris nubilosa
''Sebadoris nubilosa'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae
Discodorididae is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of sea slugs, specifically dorid ...
'' (Pease, 1871)
* ''Thordisa parva'' Baba, 1938 : synonym of ''
Jorunna parva'' (Baba, 1938)
* ''Thordisa sabulosa'' Burn, 1957 : synonym of ''
Thordisa verrucosa'' (Crosse in Angas, 1864)
References
Discodorididae
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