Onchidorididae
Encyclopedia
Onchidorididae are a taxonomic family
of dorid nudibranch
s or sea slug
s, marine
gastropod molluscs.
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 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 or 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, 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.
Genera
Genera in the family Onchodorididae include:- AcanthodorisAcanthodorisAcanthodoris is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Onchidorididae.- Species :Species within this genus include:*Acanthodoris armata O'Donoghue, 1927...
Gray, 1850, see Orange-peel dorisOrange-peel dorisThe orange-peel doris, , is a species of nudibranch or sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidorididae.... - Adalaria BerghRudolph BerghRudolph Bergh , full name Ludvig Sophus Rudolph Bergh, was a Danish physician and malacologist. He worked in Copenhagen....
, 1879 - Akiodoris BerghRudolph BerghRudolph Bergh , full name Ludvig Sophus Rudolph Bergh, was a Danish physician and malacologist. He worked in Copenhagen....
, 1879 - Calycidoris Abraham, 1876
- Diaphorodoris IredaleTom IredaleTom Iredale was an English-born ornithologist and malacologist who had a long association with Australia, where he lived for most of his life. He was an autodidact who never went to university and lacked formal training...
and O'Donoghue, 1923 - Doridunculus G. O. Sars, 1878
- Lamellidoris Adler and Hancock, 1855
- OnchidorisOnchidorisOnchidoris is a genus of dorid nudibranchs in the family Onchidorididae. At least some of its members prey on barnacles. Their radular teeth are an unusual shape, and the radula contains a rachidian tooth.- Species :...
de Blainville, 1816 - Onchimira Martynov, Korshunova, N. Sanamyan & K. Sanamyan, 2009 with only one species Onchimira cavifera Martynov, Korshunova, N. Sanamyan & K. Sanamyan, 2009