Acanthodoris
Encyclopedia
Acanthodoris is a genus
of sea slug
s, dorid nudibranch
s, shell-less marine
gastropod mollusks in the family Onchidorididae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea slug
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...
s, dorid nudibranch
Nudibranch
A nudibranch is a member of what is now a taxonomic clade, and what was previously a suborder, of soft-bodied, marine gastropod mollusks which shed their shell after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colors and striking forms...
s, shell-less marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family Onchidorididae
Onchidorididae
Onchidorididae are a taxonomic family of dorid nudibranchs or sea slugs, marine gastropod molluscs.-Genera:Genera in the family Onchodorididae include:* Acanthodoris Gray, 1850, see Orange-peel doris* Adalaria Bergh, 1879...
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Species
Species within this genus include:- Acanthodoris armata O'Donoghue, 1927
- Acanthodoris atrogriseata O'Donoghue, 1927
- Acanthodoris brunnea MacFarland, 1905
- Acanthodoris caerulescens Bergh, 1880
- Acanthodoris falklandica Eliot, 1907
- Acanthodoris globosa Abraham, 1877
- Acanthodoris hudsoniAcanthodoris hudsoniAcanthodoris hudsoni is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidorididae....
MacFarland, 1905 - Acanthodoris lutea MacFarland, 1925
- Acanthodoris metulifera Bergh, 1905
- Acanthodoris mollicella Abraham, 1877
- Acanthodoris nanaimoensisAcanthodoris nanaimoensisAcanthodoris nanaimoensis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidorididae....
O'Donoghue, 1921 - synonym: Acanthodoris columbina MacFarland, 1926 - Acanthodoris nanega Burn, 1969
- Acanthodoris pilosaAcanthodoris pilosaAcanthodoris pilosa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidorididae....
(Abildgaard in Müller, 1789) - type species, synonyms: Acanthodoris stellata (Gmelin, 1791), Acanthodoris bifida (Verrill, 1870), Acanthodoris citrina (Verrill, 1879), Acanthodoris ornata (Verrill, 1879), Doris quadrangulata Jeffreys, 1869, Acanthodoris subquadrata (Alder & Hancock, 1845)- Acanthodoris pilosa ornata (Verrill, 1879)
- Acanthodoris pilosa pilosa (Abildgaard, 1789)
- Acanthodoris pina Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967 - synonym: Acanthodoris stohleri Lance, 1968
- Acanthodoris planca Fahey & Valdés, 2005
- Acanthodoris rhodoceras Cockerell in Cockerell & Eliot, 1905
- Acanthodoris serpentinotus Williams & Gosliner, 1979
- Acanthodoris uchidai Baba, 1935
- Acanthodoris vatheleti Rochebrune & Mabille, 1891