Acanthodoris
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| Acanthodoris | |
|---|---|
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| Acanthodoris hudsoni | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Acanthodorididae |
| Genus: | Acanthodoris (Gray, 1850) |
| Type species | |
| Doris pilosa Abildgaard, 1789 | |
| Diversity | |
| 18 species (in this list) | |
Acanthodoris is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Acanthodorididae.[1]
The genus is believed to have originated in the Atlantic Ocean in the Cretaceous period and spread to the Pacific Ocean.[2]
The relationships of Acanthodoris to the other genera in the superfamily Onchidoridoidea were evaluated by molecular phylogeny in 2015.[3] and in 2024.[4]
