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Chromodorididae

Synonyms: Ceratosomatidae; Glossodorididae; Miamiridae

Wikipedia Abstract

The Chromodorididae, or chromodorids, are a taxonomic family of colorful, sea slugs; dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea. “Chromodorid nudibranchs are among the most gorgeously colored of all animals.” The over 360 described species are primarily found in tropical and subtropical waters, as members of coral reef communities, specifically associated with their sponge prey. The chromodorids are the most speciose family of opisthobranchs. They range in size from <1mm to over 30 cm, although most species are approximately 2-3 cm in size.
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Genus

Ardeadoris (13)
Berlanguella (1)
Ceratosoma (10)
Chromocadlina (1)
Chromodoris (67)
Chromolaichma (3)
Diversidoris (4)
Doriprismatica (12)
Felimare (Bayer's nudibranch) (44)
Felimida (28)
Glossodoris (34)
Goniobranchus (58)
Hypselodoris (Greek goddess nudibranch) (67)
Mexichromis (Nudibranch) (16)
Miamira (7)
Thorunna (15)
Tyrinna (3)
Verconia (21)

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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