Discodorididae

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Family of gastropods

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::summary Family of gastropods ::

| image = Rostanga elandsia 2008.jpg | image_caption = Rostanga elandsia | taxon = Discodorididae | authority = Bergh, 1891 | type_genus = Discodoris | subdivision_ranks = Genera | subdivision = See text | synonyms_ref = {{cite journal |author1=Bouchet, P. |author2=Rocroi, J.-P. | year = 2005 | title = Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families | journal = Malacologia | volume =47 | issue = 1–2 | pages = | issn = | doi = | synonyms =

  • Diaululinae Bergh, 1891
  • Geitodorididae Odhner, 1968
  • Gruveliinae Thiele, 1931
  • Halgerdinae Odhner, 1926
  • Kentrodoridinae Bergh, 1891
  • Platydoridinae Bergh, 1891
  • Rostangidae Pruvot-Fol, 1951

Discodorididae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea.

Species in this family belong to the cryptobranch dorid nudibranchs, i.e. they are able to retract their gills into a gill pocket (cryptobranch = hidden gills). Most are small and hard to identify. Most are thought to feed at night on sponges, while during the day they search for dark areas or remain hidden under rocks.

One example of a discodoridid is the "Pacific sea lemon" or "speckled sea lemon", Peltodoris nobilis, which occurs off the coast of British Columbia to Baja California from low-tide waters to a depth of about 200 m. Not only is this species yellow with a bumpy surface, but it also gives off a strong fruity citrus smell when handled, adding to its resemblance to a lemon.

Genera

Genera within the family Discodorididae include:

Image:Asteronotus cespitosus.jpg|Asteronotus cespitosus Image:Nudibranchia (2403803113).jpg|Diaulula sandiegensis Image:Discodoris boholiensis (5911539104).jpg|Discodoris boholiensis Image:Peltodoris murrea Réunion.jpg|Discodoris coerulescens Image:Geitodoris heathi.jpg|Geitodoris heathi Image:Halgerda batangas.jpg|Halgerda batangas Image:Hoplodoris estrelyado (8189526605).jpg|Hoplodoris estrelyado Image:Jorunna rubescens.jpg|Jorunna rubescens Image:Peltodoris (Discodoris) atromaculata 2 Bergh, 1880.jpg|Peltodoris atromaculata Image:Peltodoris mullineri.JPG|Peltodoris mullineri Image:Anisodoris nobilis.jpg|Peltodoris nobilis Image:Platydoris cruenta.jpg|Platydoris cruenta Image:Rostanga pulchra.jpg|Rostanga pulchra Image:Rostanga elandsia 2008.jpg|Rostanga elandsia Image:Sclerodoris tuberculata in Bali 2015-09-16.jpg|Sclerodoris tuberculata Image:Sebadoris nubilosa.jpg|Sebadoris nubilosa Image:Taringa halgerda (AA1).jpg|Taringa halgerda Image:Thordisa filix Pruvot-Fol, 1951 .jpg|Thordisa filix

;Genera brought into synonymy:

  • Adura [sic]: synonym of Audura Bergh, 1878: synonym of Jorunna Bergh, 1876
  • Anisodoris Bergh, 1898: synonym of Diaulula Bergh, 1878
  • Ansiodoris [sic]: synonym of Anisodoris Bergh, 1898: synonym of Diaulula Bergh, 1878
  • Argus Bohadsch, 1761: synonym of Platydoris Bergh, 1877
  • Audura Bergh, 1878 : synonym of Jorunna Bergh, 1876
  • Awuka Er. Marcus, 1955 : synonym of Jorunna Bergh, 1876
  • Boreodoris Odhner, 1939 : synonym of Rostanga Bergh, 1879
  • Carryodoris Vayssière, 1919: synonym of Geitodoris Bergh, 1891
  • Centrodoris P. Fischer, 1883 : synonym of Kentrodoris Bergh, 1874
  • Discodorididae aliciae Dayrat, 2005: synonym of “Montereina” aliciae (Dayrat, 2005)
  • Erythrodoris Pruvot-Fol, 1933: synonym of Discodoris Bergh, 1877
  • Fracassa Bergh, 1878: synonym of Discodoris Bergh, 1877
  • Glossodoridiformia O'Donoghue, 1927: synonym of Atagema Gray, 1850
  • Kentrodoris Bergh, 1874 : synonym of Jorunna Bergh, 1876
  • Montereina MacFarland, 1905: synonym of Peltodoris Bergh, 1880
  • Otinodoris White, 1948 : synonym of Asteronotus Ehrenberg, 1831
  • Peronodoris Bergh, 1904: synonym of Sclerodoris Eliot, 1904
  • Petelodoris Bergh, 1882: synonym of Atagema Gray, 1850
  • Phialodoris Bergh, 1890 : synonym of Peltodoris Bergh, 1880
  • Phlegmodoris Bergh, 1878: synonym of Atagema Gray, 1850
  • Pupsikus Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970: synonym of Thordisa Bergh, 1877
  • Trippa (gastropod)|Trippa Bergh, 1877 : synonym of Atagema Gray, 1850
  • Tumbia Burn, 1962: synonym of Sclerodoris Eliot, 1904

References

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2011). Discodorididae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1761 on 2011-08-23
  2. "Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database at the Academy of Natural Sciences".
  3. "Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database at the Academy of Natural Sciences".
  4. Fahey S. J. & Gosliner T. M. (2003). "Mistaken Identities: On the Discodorididae genera ''Hoplodoris'' Bergh, 1880 and ''Carminodoris'' Bergh, 1889 (Opistobranchia, Nudibranchia)". ''[[Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences]]'' '''54''': 169-208. [https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/izg/nudibranchs/Fahey2003Hoplo.pdf PDF].
  5. "CLEMAM: Discodoridae".

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