Aphelodoris
Genus of gastropods
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Aphelodoris is a genus of dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc (a sea slug) in the family Dorididae.[1]
| Aphelodoris | |
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| Aphelodoris varia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Dorididae |
| Genus: | Aphelodoris Bergh, 1879 |
| Type species | |
| Aphelodoris antillensis Bergh, 1879 | |
Species
WoRMS recognizes 10 species in the genus Aphelodoris:[1]
- Aphelodoris antillensis Bergh, 1879
- Aphelodoris berghi Odhner, 1924
- Aphelodoris brunnea Bergh, 1907
- Aphelodoris gigas Wilson, 2003
- Aphelodoris greeni Burn, 1966
- Aphelodoris karpa Wilson, 2003
- Aphelodoris lawsae Burn, 1966
- Aphelodoris luctuosa (Cheeseman, 1882)
- Aphelodoris rossquicki Burn, 1966
- Aphelodoris varia (Abraham, 1877)
Additionally, Aphelodoris pallida (Bergh, 1905) and Aphelodoris juliae Burn, 1966 is sometimes recognized.
