Gymnodorididae
Encyclopedia
Gymnodorididae is a taxonomic family
of sea slug
s, dorid nudibranch
s, gastropod molluscs in the superfamily
Polyceroidea
.
This family has no subfamilies.
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, 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, gastropod molluscs in the superfamily
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...
Polyceroidea
Polyceroidea
Polyceroidea is a taxonomic superfamily of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Doridacea.-Families:Families within the superfamily Polyceroidea include:*Family Polyceridae...
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This family has no subfamilies.
Genera
Genera in the family Gymnodorididae include:- Genus GymnodorisGymnodorisGymnodoris is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Gymnodorididae.Gymnodoris is the type genus for the family Gymnodorididae.-Species:Species in the genus Gymnodoris include:...
Stimpson, 1855 - the type genusType genusIn biological classification, a type genus is a representative genus, as with regard to a biological family. The term and concept is used much more often and much more formally in zoology than it is in botany, and the definition is dependent on the nomenclatural Code that applies:* In zoological...
of the family Gymnodorididae - Genus LecithophorusLecithophorusLecithophorus is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Gymnodorididae.-Species:Species in the genus Lecithophorus include:*Lecithophorus capensis Macnae, 1958...
Macnae, 1958