Dendrodorididae
Encyclopedia
Dendrodorididae is a taxonomic family
of sea slug
s, dorid nudibranch
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in the Superfamily
Phyllidioidea
.
, performed in 2003, has shown that the family Dendrodoridae is paraphyletic.
Genera in the family Dendrodorididae presently include:
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
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, 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 molluscs in the Superfamily
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
Phyllidioidea
Phyllidioidea
Phyllidioidea is a taxonomic superfamily of colorful sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks.-Taxonomy:*Family Phyllidiidae Rafinesque, 1814*Family Dendrodorididae O'Donoghue, 1924*Family Mandeliidae Valdés & Gosliner, 1999...
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Genera
A maximum-parsimony analysis of the nucleotide sequence of the 16S mtDNA geneGene
A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains...
, performed in 2003, has shown that the family Dendrodoridae is paraphyletic.
Genera in the family Dendrodorididae presently include:
- DendrodorisDendrodorisDendrodoris is a genus of nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Dendrodorididae.-Species:Species so far described in this genus include:* Dendrodris behrensi Millen & Bertsch, 2005* Dendrodoris caesia...
EhrenbergChristian Gottfried EhrenbergChristian Gottfried Ehrenberg , German naturalist, zoologist, comparative anatomist, geologist, and microscopist, was one of the most famous and productive scientists of his time.- Early collections :...
, 1831 - DoriopsillaDoriopsillaDoriopsilla is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Dendrodorididae.-Species:Species so far described in this genus include:* Doriopsilla albopunctata...
BerghRudolph BerghRudolph Bergh , full name Ludvig Sophus Rudolph Bergh, was a Danish physician and malacologist. He worked in Copenhagen....
, 1880