''Aphelodoris'' is a
genus
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of
sea slug
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s, a dorid
nudibranch, a shell-less
marine
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gastropod
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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
Bergh is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. The municipality included the villages of 's-Heerenberg, Zeddam, and Stokkum.
In 2005, it merged with Didam to form the new municipality of Montferland
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, 1879
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Aphelodoris berghi''
Odhner, 1924
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Aphelodoris brunnea''
Bergh
Bergh is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. The municipality included the villages of 's-Heerenberg, Zeddam, and Stokkum.
In 2005, it merged with Didam to form the new municipality of Montferland
Montferland () is ...
, 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
''Aphelodoris varia'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dorididae.
Taxonomic history
This species was described by Abraham in 1864 as ''Doris variabilis'' but this name is preoccu ...
''
(Abraham, 1877)
References
External links
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Dorididae
Gastropod genera
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