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Glossodoris

Genus of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Glossodoris is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chromodorididae.[2]

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Glossodoris
Glossodoris acosti from East Timor
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Glossodoris
Ehrenberg, 1831[1]
Type species
Doris xantholeuca
Ehrenberg, 1831
Synonyms[2]
  • Casella H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
  • Chromolaichma Bertsch, 1977
  • Rosodoris Pruvot-Fol, 1954
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Taxonomic history

The use of the genus name Glossodoris has been a subject of debate amongst taxonomists for over 150 years. Because it is the oldest name in the Chromodorididae it has been used differently by different taxonomists, sometimes including many species of Hypselodoris and Chromodoris and the other smaller genera recognised today. Its modern status is based on the analysis of DNA sequences.[3][4]

Species

Species in the genus Glossodoris include:[2]

Species brought into synonymy

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