Notodoris

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Notodoris
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Notodoris minor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea
clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Polyceroidea
Family:
Aegiridae

P. Fischer, 1883
Genus:
Notodoris

Bergh, 1875 [1]
Type species
Notodoris citrinaBergh, 1875

Notodoris is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Aegiridae. [2] It has been treated as a synonym of Aegires but re-established on the basis of radula and jaw characters. [3]

A genus is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus.

Nudibranch order of molluscs

Nudibranchs are a group of soft-bodied, marine gastropod molluscs which shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have been given colourful nicknames to match, such as "clown", "marigold", "splendid", "dancer", and "dragon". Currently, about 3,000 valid species of nudibranchs are known.

Aegiridae family of molluscs

Aegiridae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Polyceroidea.

Species

Species in the genus Notodoris include: [2]

<i>Notodoris citrina</i> species of mollusc

Notodoris citrina is a species of sea slug. It is a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aegiridae.

Type species term used in zoological nomenclature (also non-officially in botanical nomenclature)

In zoological nomenclature, a type species is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen(s). A similar concept is used for suprageneric groups called a type genus.

<i>Notodoris gardineri</i> species of mollusc

Notodoris gardineri is a sea slug, which is a species of nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aegiridae.

Species considered to be synonyms:

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<i>Chromodoris</i> genus of molluscs

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<i>Jorunna</i> genus of molluscs

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<i>Tambja</i> genus of molluscs

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<i>Verconia</i> genus of molluscs

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<i>Aegires</i> genus of molluscs

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<i>Aeolidiella</i> genus of molluscs

Aeolidiella is a genus of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Aeolidiidae.

<i>Facelina</i> genus of molluscs

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Notodoris lanzarotensis is a species of sea slugs. It is a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aegiridae.

References

  1. ↑ Bergh, R. (1875). Neue Nacktschnecken der Südsee. Journal des Museum Godeffroy 3(8):53–100.
  2. 1 2 Bouchet, P.; Bieler, R. (2015). Notodoris Bergh, 1875. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-02-17.
  3. ↑ Moro L. & Ortea J. (2015). Nuevos taxones de babosas marinas de las islas Canarias y de Cabo Verde (Mollusca: Heterobranchia). Vieraea. 43: 21-86
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