Glossodoris

Glossodoris

Glossodoris cincta from East Timor

Glossodoris atromarginata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily:	Doridoidea
Family:	Chromodorididae
Genus:	Glossodoris Ehrenberg, 1831^[1]

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

Species

Species in the genus Glossodoris include:^[2]

Glossodoris aeruginosa Rudman, 1995
Glossodoris angasi Rudman, 1986
Glossodoris atromarginata Cuvier, 1804
Glossodoris aureola Rudman, 1995
Glossodoris baumanni (Bertsch, 1970)
Glossodoris averni Rudman, 1985
Glossodoris carlsoni Rudman, 1986
Glossodoris cincta (Bergh, 1888)
Glossodoris cruenta Rudman, 1986
Glossodoris dalli (Bergh, 1879)
Glossodoris dendrobranchia Rudman, 1990
Glossodoris electra Rudman, 1990
Glossodoris ghanensis Edmunds, 1968
Glossodoris gregorius Rudman, 1986
Glossodoris hikuerensis Pruvot-Fol, 1954
Glossodoris misakinosibogae Baba, 1988
Glossodoris paladentatus Rudman, 1986
Glossodoris pallida Ruppell & Leuckart, 1828
Glossodoris plumbea (Pagenstecher, 1877)
Glossodoris poliahu Bertsch & Gosliner, 1989
Glossodoris pullata Rudman, 1995
Glossodoris rubroannulata Rudman, 1986
Glossodoris rufomarginata (Bergh, 1890)
Glossodoris sedna Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967
Glossodoris sibogae (Bergh, 1905)
Glossodoris stellatus Rudman, 1986
Glossodoris symmetricus Rudman, 1990
Glossodoris tibboeli Valdés & Adams, 2005
Glossodoris tomsmithi Bertsch & Gosliner, 1989
Glossodoris undaurum Rudman, 1985
Glossodoris vespa Rudman, 1990

Synonyms:

Glossodoris acriba is a synonym for Hypselodoris acriba
Glossodoris agassizi is a synonym for Hypselodoris agassizii
Glossodoris californiensis is a synonym for Hypselodoris californiensis
Glossodoris charlottae is a synonym for Chromodoris charlottae
Glossodoris clenchi is a synonym for Chromodoris clenchi
Glossodoris edenticulata is a synonym for Hypselodoris picta
Glossodoris macfarlandi is a synonym for Chromodoris macfarlandi
Glossodoris neona is a synonym for Chromodoris neona
Glossodoris norrisi is a synonym for Chromodoris norrisi
Glossodoris perplexa is a synonym for Digidentis perplexa
Glossodoris porterae is a synonym for Mexichromis porterae
Glossodoris purpurea is a synonym for Chromodoris purpurea
Glossodoris tricolor is a synonym for Hypselodoris tricolor
Glossodoris tura is a synonym for Mexichromis tura
Glossodoris zebra is a synonym for Hypselodoris zebra

References

^ Ehrenberg (1831). Sym. Phys., Moll., sign. f. (Plates are from 1828.)
^ http://www.seaslugforum.net/

Further reading

Rudman W. B. (1985). "The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris aureomarginata, C. verrieri and C. fidelis colour groups". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 83: 241-299. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1985.tb00875.x.
Rudman W. B. (1986). "The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: The genus Glossodoris Ehrenberg (= Casella, H. & A. Adams)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 86(2): 101-184. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1986.tb01810.x.
Rudman W. B. (1990). "The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: further species of Glossodoris, Thorunna and the Chromodoris aureomarginata colour group". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 100(3): 263-326. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1990.tb01864.x.