Acanthodoris

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Acanthodoris
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Acanthodoris hudsoni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Onchidoridoidea
Family: Onchidorididae
Genus: Acanthodoris
(Gray, 1850)
Diversity
18 species (in this list)

Acanthodoris is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Onchidorididae. [1] The genus is believed to have originated in the Atlantic Ocean in the Cretaceous period and spread to the Pacific Ocean. [2] The relationships of Acanthodoris to the other genera in the family Onchidorididae were evaluated by molecular phylogeny in 2015. [3]

Species

Species within this genus include: [1]

Species brought into synonymy

Related Research Articles

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<i>Acanthodoris hudsoni</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Acanthodoris pilosa</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Acanthodoris nanaimoensis</i> Species of gastropod

Acanthodoris nanaimoensis, the Nanaimo horned dorid, is a species of dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidorididae.

<i>Flabellina</i> Genus of gastropods

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<i>Doris</i> (gastropod) Genus of gastropods

Doris is a genus of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs. These animals are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Dorididae.

<i>Atagema</i> Genus of gastropods

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Acanthodoris planca is a species of dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidorididae.

<i>Discodoris</i> Genus of gastropods

Discodoris is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Discodorididae.

<i>Tenellia</i> Genus of gastropods

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<i>Berthella</i> Genus of gastropods

Berthella is a genus of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pleurobranchidae.

<i>Acanthodoris brunnea</i> Species of gastropod

Acanthodoris brunnea, common name the brown horned dorid, is a species of sea slugs, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidorididae.

<i>Acanthodoris atrogriseata</i> Species of gastropod

Acanthodoris atrogriseata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidorididae.

<i>Acanthodoris rhodoceras</i> Species of gastropod

Acanthodoris rhodoceras is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidorididae.

Acanthodoris falklandica is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidorididae.

Acanthodoris pina is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Onchidorididae.

Calycidorididae Family of gastropods

Calycidorididae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Onchidoridoidea.

References

  1. 1 2 Gofas, S. (2015). Acanthodoris Gray, 1850. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-09
  2. ↑ Hallas, J.M., Simison, W.B. & Gosliner, T.M. (2016) Dating and biogeographical patterns in the sea slug genus Acanthodoris Gray, 1850 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 97: 19–31.
  3. ↑ Hallas, JM and Gosliner, TM. (2015) Family Matters: the first molecular phylogeny of the Onchidorididae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 88: 16–27.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Fahey S. & Valdés A. (2005). A review of Acanthodoris Gray, 1850 with a Phylogenetic Analysis of Onchidorididae Alder and Hancock, 1845 (Mollusca, Nudibranchia). Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 56: 213–272.
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