Glossodoris
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Glossodoris is a genus
of sea slug
s, dorid nudibranch
s, shell-less marine
gastropod mollusks in the family Chromodorididae
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Synonyms:
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 Chromodorididae
Chromodorididae
Chromodorididae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized to large, colorful, sea slugs; dorid nudibranchs in the superfamily Doridoidea. These are marine gastropod mollusks....
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Species
Species in the genus Glossodoris include:- Glossodoris aeruginosaGlossodoris aeruginosaGlossodoris aeruginosa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae....
RudmanWilliam B. RudmanDr. William B. Rudman, usually known as Bill Rudman , from New Zealand and Australia, is a biologist, a researcher who studies molluscs, in other words, a malacologist...
, 1995 - Glossodoris angasiGlossodoris angasiGlossodoris angasi is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.-External links:*...
Rudman, 1986 - Glossodoris atromarginataGlossodoris atromarginataGlossodoris atromarginata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.- Distribution :This species is found throughout the tropical and sub-tropical Indo-Pacific Oceans....
Cuvier, 1804 - Glossodoris aureolaGlossodoris aureolaGlossodoris aureola is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.- Distribution :This species is found only in New Caledonia, in the Western Pacific Ocean....
Rudman, 1995 - Glossodoris baumanni (Bertsch, 1970)
- Glossodoris averniGlossodoris averniGlossodoris averni is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.- Distribution :...
Rudman, 1985 - Glossodoris carlsoniGlossodoris carlsoniGlossodoris carlsoni is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.-External links:*...
Rudman, 1986 - Glossodoris cinctaGlossodoris cinctaGlossodoris cincta is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.- Distribution :...
(BerghRudolph BerghRudolph Bergh , full name Ludvig Sophus Rudolph Bergh, was a Danish physician and malacologist. He worked in Copenhagen....
, 1888) - Glossodoris cruentaGlossodoris cruentaGlossodoris cruenta is a species of very colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. Its name is derived from the feminine form of the Latin word cruentus, which means "stained with blood" and is a reference to the red spots on its upper...
Rudman, 1986 - Glossodoris dalliGlossodoris dalliGlossodoris dalli is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.- Distribution :...
(Bergh, 1879) - Glossodoris dendrobranchiaGlossodoris dendrobranchiaGlossodoris dendrobranchia is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.-External links:*...
Rudman, 1990 - Glossodoris electraGlossodoris electraGlossodoris electra is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.- Distribution :...
Rudman, 1990 - Glossodoris ghanensisGlossodoris ghanensisGlossodoris ghanensis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.- Distribution :This species is found in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean around Ghana, the Canary Islands and the Azores....
Edmunds, 1968 - Glossodoris gregoriusGlossodoris gregoriusGlossodoris gregorius is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae....
Rudman, 1986 - Glossodoris hikuerensisGlossodoris hikuerensisGlossodoris hikuerensis, is a species of sea slug, a colorful nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean...
Pruvot-FolAlice Pruvot-FolAlice Pruvot-Fol was a French opisthobranch malacologist.She was the author of many new species, mostly described on the basis of preserved animals....
, 1954 - Glossodoris misakinosibogaeGlossodoris misakinosibogaeGlossodoris misakinosibogae is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.-External links:*...
BabaKikutaro Babawas a Japanese malacologist. He was the leading researcher on sea slugs and bubble snails, opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in Japan.- Biography :* 1932-1941 Kyushu University* 1948-1949 Osaka Kyoiku University* 1976 - Order of the Rising Sun...
, 1988 - Glossodoris paladentatusGlossodoris paladentatusGlossodoris paladentatus is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.- Distribution :This species is found only in Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu in the Western Pacific Ocean....
Rudman, 1986 - Glossodoris pallidaGlossodoris pallidaGlossodoris pallida is a species of a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the tropical Indo-West Pacific Ocean...
Ruppell & Leuckart, 1828 - Glossodoris plumbeaGlossodoris plumbeaGlossodoris plumbea is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.- Distribution :This species is found only in the Red Sea, and around Tanzania in the Western Indian Ocean....
(Pagenstecher, 1877) - Glossodoris poliahuGlossodoris poliahuGlossodoris poliahu is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.-External links:*...
Bertsch & Gosliner, 1989 - Glossodoris pullataGlossodoris pullataGlossodoris pullata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.-External links:*...
Rudman, 1995 - Glossodoris rubroannulataGlossodoris rubroannulataGlossodoris rubroannulata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.- Distribution :This species is found only along the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and in New Caledonia....
Rudman, 1986 - Glossodoris rufomarginataGlossodoris rufomarginataGlossodoris rufomarginata is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the tropical Indo-West Pacific Ocean...
(Bergh, 1890) - Glossodoris sednaGlossodoris sednaGlossodoris sedna is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.- Description :...
Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967 - Glossodoris sibogaeGlossodoris sibogaeGlossodoris sibogae is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.- Distribution :...
(Bergh, 1905) - Glossodoris stellatusGlossodoris stellatusGlossodoris stellatus is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.- Distribution :This species is found in the Western Pacific Ocean from Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Malaysia....
Rudman, 1986 - Glossodoris symmetricusGlossodoris symmetricusGlossodoris symmetricus is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.-External links:*...
Rudman, 1990 - Glossodoris tibboeliGlossodoris tibboeliGlossodoris tibboeli is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.- Description :...
Valdés & Adams, 2005 - Glossodoris tomsmithiGlossodoris tomsmithiGlossodoris tomsmithi is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.- Distribution :...
Bertsch & Gosliner, 1989 - Glossodoris undaurumGlossodoris undaurumGlossodoris undaurum is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.-External links:*...
Rudman, 1985 - Glossodoris vespaGlossodoris vespaGlossodoris vespa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.-External links:*...
Rudman, 1990
Synonyms:
- Glossodoris acriba is a synonym for Hypselodoris acribaHypselodoris acribaHypselodoris acriba is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.-Description:Hypselodoris acriba has a blue body which is covered in a yellow-gold flecked pattern with black spots...
- Glossodoris agassizi is a synonym for Hypselodoris agassiziiHypselodoris agassiziiHypselodoris agassizii is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.-Distribution:This nudibranch is known from the Eastern Pacific Ocean from the Galapagos Islands to Mexico.-Description:...
- Glossodoris californiensis is a synonym for Hypselodoris californiensis
- Glossodoris charlottae is a synonym for Chromodoris charlottaeChromodoris charlottaeChromodoris charlottae is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae....
- Glossodoris clenchi is a synonym for Chromodoris clenchiChromodoris clenchiChromodoris clenchi, common name the "harlequin blue doris", is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae....
- Glossodoris edenticulata is a synonym for Hypselodoris pictaHypselodoris pictaHypselodoris picta is a species of colorful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.- Subspecies :Subspecies of Hypselodoris picta include:...
- Glossodoris macfarlandi is a synonym for Chromodoris macfarlandiChromodoris macfarlandiChromodoris macfarlandi is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. It is also known as Glossodoris macfarlandi....
- Glossodoris neona is a synonym for Chromodoris neonaChromodoris neonaChromodoris neona is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae....
- Glossodoris norrisi is a synonym for Chromodoris norrisiChromodoris norrisiChromodoris norrisi is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae....
- Glossodoris perplexa is a synonym for Digidentis perplexa
- Glossodoris porterae is a synonym for Mexichromis porterae
- Glossodoris purpurea is a synonym for Chromodoris purpureaChromodoris purpureaChromodoris purpurea is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae....
- Glossodoris tricolor is a synonym for Hypselodoris tricolorHypselodoris tricolorHypselodoris tricolor is a colourful species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. -Distribution:This nudibranch is found from the Western Mediterranean to the Eastern Atlantic Ocean.-Description:...
- Glossodoris tura is a synonym for Mexichromis tura
- Glossodoris zebra is a synonym for Hypselodoris zebraHypselodoris zebraHypselodoris zebra is a colourful species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.-Description:...
Further reading
- Rudman W. B.William B. RudmanDr. William B. Rudman, usually known as Bill Rudman , from New Zealand and Australia, is a biologist, a researcher who studies molluscs, in other words, a malacologist...
(1985). "The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris aureomarginata, C. verrieri and C. fidelis colour groups". Zoological Journal of the Linnean SocietyZoological Journal of the Linnean SocietyZoological Journal of the Linnean Society is the scientific journal of the Linnean Society published by Wiley-Blackwell.According to EBSCOhost, it "[p]resents original papers on zoology with an emphasis on the diversity, systematics, interrelationships, and habits of animals both living and...
83: 241-299. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1985.tb00875.x. - Rudman W. B. (1986). "The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: The genus Glossodoris Ehrenberg (= Casella, H. & A. Adams)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean SocietyZoological Journal of the Linnean SocietyZoological Journal of the Linnean Society is the scientific journal of the Linnean Society published by Wiley-Blackwell.According to EBSCOhost, it "[p]resents original papers on zoology with an emphasis on the diversity, systematics, interrelationships, and habits of animals both living and...
86(2): 101-184. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1986.tb01810.x. - Rudman W. B. (1990). "The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: further species of Glossodoris, Thorunna and the Chromodoris aureomarginata colour group". Zoological Journal of the Linnean SocietyZoological Journal of the Linnean SocietyZoological Journal of the Linnean Society is the scientific journal of the Linnean Society published by Wiley-Blackwell.According to EBSCOhost, it "[p]resents original papers on zoology with an emphasis on the diversity, systematics, interrelationships, and habits of animals both living and...
100(3): 263-326. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1990.tb01864.x.