Aphelodoris
| Aphelodoris | |
|---|---|
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| Aphelodoris varia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Dorididae |
| Genus: | Aphelodoris Bergh, 1879 |
| Type species | |
| Aphelodoris antillensis Bergh, 1879 | |
Aphelodoris is a genus of dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc (a sea slug) in the family Dorididae.[1]
Species
[edit]WoRMS recognizes 10 species in the genus Aphelodoris:[1]
- Aphelodoris antillensis Bergh, 1879
- Aphelodoris berghi Odhner, 1924
- Aphelodoris brunnea Bergh, 1907
- Aphelodoris gigas Wilson, 2003
- Aphelodoris greeni Burn, 1966
- Aphelodoris karpa Wilson, 2003
- Aphelodoris lawsae Burn, 1966
- Aphelodoris luctuosa (Cheeseman, 1882)
- Aphelodoris rossquicki Burn, 1966
- Aphelodoris varia (Abraham, 1877)
Additionally, Aphelodoris pallida (Bergh, 1905) and Aphelodoris juliae Burn, 1966 is sometimes recognized.
References
[edit]- 1 2 Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Aphelodoris Bergh, 1879". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2025-10-19.
External links
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Data related to Aphelodoris at Wikispecies
