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Acanthodoris (Orangepeel nudibranch)

Synonyms: Acantoodoris

Wikipedia Abstract

Acanthodoris is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Onchidorididae. The genus is believed to have originated in the Atlantic Ocean in the Cretaceous period and spread to the Pacific Ocean. The relationships of Acanthodoris to the other genera in the family Onchidorididae were evaluated by molecular phylogeny in 2015.
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Species

Acanthodoris armata
Acanthodoris atrogriseata
Acanthodoris brunnea (brown spiny doris)
Acanthodoris caerulescens
Acanthodoris falklandica
Acanthodoris globosa
Acanthodoris hudsoni
Acanthodoris lutea (orange-peel doris)
Acanthodoris metulifera
Acanthodoris mollicella
Acanthodoris nanaimoensis (wine-plumed spiny doris)
Acanthodoris nanega
Acanthodoris pilosa (hairy spiny doris)
Acanthodoris pina
Acanthodoris planca
Acanthodoris rhodoceras (black-tipped spiny doris)
Acanthodoris uchidai

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0