Goniodorididae
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Goniodorididae are a taxonomic family
of sea slug
s, specifically dorid nudibranch
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in the order
Opisthobranchia
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Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of sea slug
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...
s, specifically dorid nudibranch
Nudibranch
A nudibranch is a member of what is now a taxonomic clade, and what was previously a suborder, of soft-bodied, marine gastropod mollusks which shed their shell after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colors and striking forms...
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod molluscs in the order
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
Opisthobranchia
Opisthobranchia
Opisthobranchs are a large and diverse group of specialized complex marine gastropods previously united under Opisthobranchia within the Heterobranchia, but no longer considered to represent a monophyletic grouping...
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Genera
Genera in the family Goniodorididae include:- AnculaAnculaAncula is a genus of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Goniodorididae.-Species:Species within the genus Ancula include:* Ancula espinosai Ortea, 2001* Ancula evelinae Er...
Lovén, 1846 - GoniodorisGoniodorisGoniodoris is a genus of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Goniodorididae.- Species :Species within the genus Goniodoris include:...
Forbes & Goodsir, 1939 - Goniodoridella Pruvot-Fol, 1933 - has only one species: Goniodoridella savignyiGoniodoridella savignyiGoniodoridella savignyi is species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.Goniodoridella savignyi is the only species in the genus Goniodoridella....
Pruvot-Fol, 1933 - LophodorisLophodorisLophodoris is a small genus of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Goniodorididae.- Species :This genus is little studied and there have been only a few observations....
G. O. Sars, 1878 - MurphydorisMurphydorisMurphydoris is a monotypic genus of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Goniodorididae.- Genus description :...
Sigurdsson, 1991 - OkeniaOkeniaOkenia is a genus of colorful sea slugs, specifically of dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Goniodorididae.-Species:* Okenia academica Camacho-Garcia & Gosliner, 2004* Okenia africana Edmunds, 2009...
Menke, 1830 - synonyms: Idalia Leuckart, 1828; Idaliella Bergh, 1881; Idalina Norman, 1890; Cargoa Vogel & Schultz, 1970; Ceratodoris Gray, 1850; Hopkinsia MacFarland, 1905; Sakishimaia Hamatani, 2001; Teshia Edmunds, 1966 - TrapaniaTrapaniaTrapania is a genus of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Goniodorididae.- Species :Species within the genus Trapania include:* Trapania africana Edmunds, 2009...
Pruvot-Fol, 1931
Further reading
- Powell A. W. B.Arthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers LtdHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1