Diaphorodoris

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Diaphorodoris
Diaphorodoris luteocincta (Sars M, 1870).jpg
Diaphorodoris alba, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Onchidoridoidea
Family: Calycidorididae
Genus: Diaphorodoris
Iredale & O'Donoghue, 1923
Type species
Doris luteocincta
M. Sars, 1870
Diversity
5 species

Diaphorodoris is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calycidorididae. [1]

Species

Species within this genus include:

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References

  1. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Diaphorodoris Iredale & O'Donoghue, 1923. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138286 on 2014-10-19
  2. Furfaro, G., Picton, B., Martynov, A. & Mariottini, P., (2016). Diaphorodoris alba Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960 is a valid species: molecular and morphological comparison with D. luteocincta (M. Sars, 1870) (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia). Zootaxa 4193 (2):304-316. http://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4193.2.6