Chromodorididae

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Family of gastropods

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::summary Family of gastropods ::

| image = Glossodoris atromarginata 1.jpg | image_caption = Doriprismatica atromarginata | taxon = Chromodorididae | authority = Bergh, 1891 | type_genus = Chromodoris | subdivision_ranks = Genera | subdivision = See text | synonyms_ref = | synonyms =

  • Cadlinellinae Odhner, 1934
  • Ceratosomatidae Gray, 1857 (Under Art. 23.9, declared nomen oblitum by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
  • Doriprismaticinae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 (Under Art. 23.9, declared nomen oblitum by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
  • Glossodorididae O'Donoghue, 1924
  • Lissodoridinae Odhner, 1968
  • Miamiridae Bergh, 1891
  • Thorunninae Odhner, 1926

Chromodorididae, or chromodorids, are a taxonomic family of colourful sea slugs; dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea. "Chromodorid nudibranchs are among the most gorgeously coloured of all animals." The over 360 described species are primarily found in tropical and subtropical waters, as members of coral reef communities, specifically associated with their sponge prey. The chromodorids are the most speciose family of opisthobranchs. They range in size from less than to over , although most species are approximately in size.

Although, they have a worldwide distribution, most species are found in the Indo-Pacific region. A scientific paper published in 2007, found the most widespread chromodorid genera, (Mexichromis, Chromodoris, Glossodoris and Hypselodoris) to be paraphyletic or polyphyletic.

The family Cadlinidae Bergh, 1891 has been considered a synonym of the Chromodorididae. Research by R.F. Johnson in 2011 has shown that Cadlina does not belong to the family Chromodorididae. She has therefore brought back the name Cadlinidae from synonymy with Chromodorididae. The chromodorid nudibranchs without Cadlina are now monophyletic and turn out to be a possible sister to the family Actinocyclidae. Cadlina and Aldisa are the only two genera currently classified in the Cadlinidae.

A comprehensive phylogeny of the chromodorid nudibranchs found every one of the 14 traditional chromodorid genera were either non-monophyletic, or rendered another genus paraphyletic. Additionally, both the monotypic genera Verconia and Diversidoris are nested within clades. The authors presented a new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs, which used molecular data to untangle evolutionary relationships and at the same time retains a historical connection to traditional systematics by using generic names attached to type species as clade names. All Chromodorid nudibranchs feed on sponges.

Genera

Genera within the family Chromodorididae include:

Image:Glossodoris cruenta 3.jpg|Ardeadoris cruenta Image:Ceratosoma tenue - Purple Edged Ceratosoma Nudibranch (2649065671).jpg|Ceratosoma tenue Image:Chromodoris magnifa.JPG|Chromodoris magnifica Image:Nudibranch - Noumea crocea 3.jpg|Diversidoris crocea Image:Glossodoris atromarginata.jpg|Doriprismatica atromarginata Image:Nudibrankioa.jpg|Felimare cantabrica Image:Chromodoris krohni 2 (Vérany, 1846) .jpg|Felimida krohni Image:Glossodoris cincta.jpg|Glossodoris cincta Image:ChromodorisGeminus.jpg|Goniobranchus geminus Image:Hypselodoris infucata.jpg|Hypselodoris confetti Image:Mexichromis multituberculata 1.jpg|Mexichromis multituberculata Image:Noumea norba.jpg|Verconia norba Image:Thorunna australis003.jpg|Thorunna australis

References

References

  1. (2008). "Polyphyly across oceans: a molecular phylogeny of the Chromodorididae (Mollusca, Nudibranchia)". Zoologica Scripta.
  2. Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Jul 21) [http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20272 Review of chromodorid feeding.] [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  3. Rudman W.B. & Bergquist, P.R., 2007. ''A review of feeding specificity in the sponge-feeding Chromodorididae (Nudibranchia: Mollusca).'' Molluscan Research '''27(2)''': 60–88.
  4. {{Bouchet 2005
  5. Edmunds, M. (1981). "Opisthobranchiate Mollusca from Ghana: Chromodorididae. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society".
  6. (2008). "Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and Sea Slugs: A field guide to the World's most diverse fauna". Sea Challengers Natural History Books and the California Academy of Sciences.
  7. Johnson, R.F.. (2011). "''Breaking family ties: taxon sampling and molecular phylogeny of chromodorid nudibranchs (Mollusca, Gastropoda)''". Zoologica Scripta.
  8. (2012). "''Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs''". [[PLoS ONE]].
  9. Rudman, W.B.. (June 1984). "''The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera''". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.
  10. Bouchet, P.. (2011-04-05). "Chromodorididae".

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