Acanthodorididae
| Acanthodorididae | |
|---|---|
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| Acanthodoris hudsoni | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Superfamily: | Onchidoridoidea |
| Family: | Acanthodorididae P. Fischer, 1883 |
| Synonyms | |
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Acanthodoridinae P. Fischer, 1883 superseded rank | |
Acanthodorididae is a family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Onchidoridoidea.[1]
Characteristics
[edit](Original description in French) The body is depressed and oval. The dorsal surface is covered with a villous or papillose texture. The rhinophores (sensory organs) are retractile into a lobed cavity. The head is large and veliform (sail-like), bearing short, lobiform tentacles. The gill apparatus is composed of tripinnate leaflets arranged in a circular pattern.
The labial armature (jaw) is composed of small hooks. The radula lacks a central tooth; instead, it features one very large, hook-shaped lateral tooth and a few smaller marginal teeth. [2]
Genera
[edit]- Acanthodoris J. E. Gray, 1850
References
[edit]- ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Acanthodorididae P. Fischer, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1831724 on 2025-09-09
- ↑ Fischer, P. (1880–1887). Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, ou histoire naturelle des mollusques vivants et fossiles suivi d'un Appendice sur les Brachiopodes par D. P. Oehlert. Avec 23 planches contenant 600 figures dessinées par S. P. Woodward. Paris: F. Savy. p. 523. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- Martynov, A. & Korshunova, T. (2025). Hidden diversity of the North Pacific prompts reorganization of the taxonomic system. Moscow: Neptune. ISBN 978-5-9905149-3-5. 48 pp.