''Aphelodoris'' is a
genus
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of
sea slug
Sea slug is a common name for some marine invertebrates with varying levels of resemblance to terrestrial slugs. Most creatures known as sea slugs are gastropods, i.e. they are sea snails (marine gastropod mollusks) that over evolutionary t ...
s, a dorid
nudibranch
Nudibranchs () are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs which shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have been given colourful nicknames to matc ...
, a shell-less
marine gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
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in the family
Dorididae
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.
[Bouchet, P. (2013). Aphelodoris Bergh, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415066 on 2013-12-07]
Species
There are 10 species in the genus ''Aphelodoris''.
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Aphelodoris antillensis''
Bergh, 1879
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Aphelodoris berghi''
Odhner, 1924
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Aphelodoris brunnea''
Bergh, 1907
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Aphelodoris gigas''
Wilson, 2003
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Aphelodoris greeni''
Burn, 1966
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Aphelodoris karpa''
Wilson, 2003
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Aphelodoris lawsae''
Burn, 1966
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Aphelodoris luctuosa''
(Cheeseman, 1882)
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Aphelodoris rossquicki''
Burn, 1966
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Aphelodoris varia''
(Abraham, 1877)
References
External links
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Dorididae
Gastropod genera
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