Onchidoris
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Onchidoris is a genus
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 bilamellata
    Onchidoris bilamellata
    Onchidoris 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)
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