Platydoris

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::summary Genus of gastropods ::

|image = Platydoris argo.jpg |image_caption = Platydoris argo |taxon = Platydoris |authority = Bergh, 1877 |type_species = Doris argo |type_species_authority = Linnaeus, 1767

Platydoris is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae. These nudibranchs are large and often brightly coloured, but normally live concealed beneath rocks or loose coral, feeding on sponges. During the night they become more active, searching for new food sources or mates. Many species were described in the 19th century and a revision in 2002 added six new species.

Species

Species in the genus Platydoris include:

• Platydoris angustipes (Mörch, 1863)
• Platydoris annulata Dorgan, Valdes & Gosliner, 2002
• Platydoris argo (Linnaeus, 1767) - type species of the genus Platydoris
• Platydoris carinata Risbec, 1928
• Platydoris carolynae Mulliner & Sphon, 1974
• Platydoris cinereobranchiata Dorgan, Valdes & Gosliner, 2002
• Platydoris cruenta (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
• Platydoris dierythros Fahey & Valdés, 2003
• Platydoris ellioti (Alder & Hancock, 1864)
• Platydoris esakii (Baba, 1936)
• Platydoris formosa (Alder & Hancock, 1864)
• Platydoris galbana Burn, 1958
• Platydoris guarani Lima & Simone, 2018
• Platydoris inframaculata (Abraham, 1877)
• Platydoris inornata Dorgan, Valdes & Gosliner, 2002
• Platydoris macfarlandi Hanna, 1951
• Platydoris ocellata Dorgan, Valdés & Gosliner, 2002
• Platydoris pulchra Eliot, 1904
• Platydoris rolani Dorgan, Valdés & Gosliner, 2002
• Platydoris sabulosa Dorgan, Valdés & Gosliner, 2002
• Platydoris sanguinea Bergh, 1905
• Platydoris scabra (Cuvier, 1804)
• Platydoris spongilla Risbec, 1928
• Platydoris striata (Kelaart, 1858)
• Platydoris tabulata Abraham, 1877 - nomen dubium

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;Species brought into synonymy:

• Platydoris arrogans Bergh, 1877: synonym of Platydoris cruenta (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
• Platydoris dura Pruvot-Fol, 1951: synonym of Platydoris argo (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Platydoris eurychlamys Bergh, 1877: synonym of Platydoris scabra (Cuvier, 1804)
• Platydoris flammulata Bergh, 1905: synonym of Platydoris angustipes (Mörch, 1863)
• Platydoris immonda Risbec, 1928: synonym of Doris immonda Risbec, 1928
• Platydoris incerta Eliot, 1904: synonym of Platydoris pulchra Eliot, 1904
• Platydoris laminea Risbec, 1928: synonym of Discodoris laminea (Risbec, 1928)
• Platydoris maculata Bouchet, 1977 : synonym of Baptodoris cinnabarina Bergh, 1884
• Platydoris noumeae Risbec, 1928: synonym of Platydoris scabra (Cuvier, 1804)
• Platydoris papillata Eliot, 1903: synonym of Asteronotus raripilosus (Abraham, 1877)
• Platydoris peruviana (d'Orbigny, 1837) synonym of Baptodoris peruviana (d'Orbigny, 1837)
• Platydoris philippi Bergh, 1877: synonym of Platydoris argo (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Platydoris punctatella Bergh, 1898: synonym of Baptodoris peruviana (d'Orbigny, 1837)
• Platydoris rubra White, 1952: synonym of Platydoris angustipes (Mörch, 1863)
• Platydoris stomascuta Bouchet, 1977: synonym of Baptodoris stomascuta (Bouchet, 1977)

References

References

1. Bergh, L. S. R., 1877. [https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16296901 Kritische Untersuchung der Ehrenberg'schen Doriden.] Deutsche Malakozoologische Gesellschaft Jahrbücher. 4:45-76, [https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16296929 ''Platydoris'', page 73].
2. MolluscaBase (2018). [http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138358 ''Platydoris''] Bergh, 1877. Accessed on 2018-11-16.
3. Dorgan K.M., Valdés Á. & Gosliner T.M. (2002). Phylogenetic systematics of the genus ''Platydoris'' (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Doridoidea) with descriptions of six new species. Zoologica Scripta 31 (3): 271–319
4. Valdés Á. (2002). ''A phylogenetic analysis and systematic revision of the cryptobranch dorids (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Anthobranchia)''. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 136: 535-636
5. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
6. Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). {{ISBN. 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.
7. Lima, Patricia O. V. de. (2018-02-01). "Revision of Platydoris angustipes and description of a new species of Platydoris (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) from southeastern Brazil based on comparative morphology". Zoosystematics and Evolution.

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