Acanthodoris | |
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Acanthodoris hudsoni | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
Family: | Acanthodorididae |
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 Acanthodorididae. [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 within this genus include: [1]