Onchidoris
Encyclopedia
Onchidoris is a genus
of dorid nudibranch
s 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 brought into synonymy :
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 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 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...
. At least some of its members prey on barnacles. Their radular teeth are an unusual shape, and the radula contains a rachidian tooth.
Species
Species within the genus Onchidoris include:- Onchidoris albonigra (Pruvot-Fol, 1951)
- Onchidoris aspera (Alder & Hancock, 1842)
- Onchidoris aureopuncta (A. E. Verrill, 1901)
- Onchidoris bilamellataOnchidoris bilamellataOnchidoris bilamellata, common name the rough-mantled doris, is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidorididae. - Distribution :...
(Linnaeus, 1767) - Onchidoris bouvieri (Vayssière, 1919)
- Onchidoris brasiliensis Alvim, Padulaa & Pimenta, 2011
- Onchidoris cervinoi Ortea & Urgorri, 1979
- Onchidoris depressa (Alder & Hancock, 1842)
- Onchidoris diademata (Gould, 1870)
- Onchidoris fusca (Müller O.F., 1776)
- Onchidoris grisea (Gould, 1870)
- Onchidoris inconspicua (Alder & Hancock, 1851)
- Onchidoris lactea (A. E. Verrill, 1900)
- Onchidoris macropompa Martynov, Korshunova, Sanamyan & Sanamyan, 2009
- Onchidoris maugeansis (Burn, 1958)
- Onchidoris miniata (A. E. Verrill, 1901)
- Onchidoris muricata (Müller O.F., 1776)
- Onchidoris neapolitana (delle Chiaje, 1841)
- Onchidoris oblonga (Alder & Hancock, 1845)
- Onchidoris olivacea (A. E. Verrill, 1900)
- Onchidoris pusilla (Alder & Hancock, 1845)
- Onchidoris quadrimaculata (A. E. Verrill, 1900)
- Onchidoris reticulata Ortea, 1979
- Onchidoris sparsa (Alder & Hancock, 1846)
- Onchidoris tenella (Gould, 1870)
- Onchidoris tridactila Ortea & Ballesteros, 1982
Species brought into synonymy :
- Onchidoris luteocincta (M. Sars, 1870) : synonym of Diaphorodoris luteocincta (M. Sars, 1870)