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

Glossodoris
Glossodoris acosti from East Timor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

Taxonomic history

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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

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Species in the genus Glossodoris include:[2]

Species brought into synonymy

References

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  1. ^ Ehrenberg (1831). Sym. Phys., Moll., sign. f. (Plates are from 1828.)
  2. ^ a b c Caballer, M.; Gofas, S. (2012). Glossodoris Ehrenberg, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-06-17
  3. ^ Johnson, Rebecca Fay & Gosliner, Terrence M. (2012). "Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs". PLOS ONE. 7 (4): e33479. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...733479J. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033479. PMC 3323602. PMID 22506002.
  4. ^ Matsuda, Shayle B. & Gosliner, Terrence M. (2018). "Glossing over cryptic species: Descriptions of four new species of Glossodoris and three new species of Doriprismatica (Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae)". Zootaxa. 4444 (5): 501–529 [p. 513, figs 2E, 6C, D, 8E, F, 9A–E]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4444.5.1. PMID 30313904.

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