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Discodorididae Discodorididae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea.Bouchet, P. (2011). Discodorididae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marine ...

Species

Species in the genus ''Diaulula'' include: * '' Diaulula alba'' (K. White, 1952) * '' Diaulula aurila'' (Ev. & Er. Marcus, 1967)Camacho-García Y. & Valdés A. (2003). "Caryophyllidia-bearing dorid nudibranchs (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Doridacea) from Costa Rica". ''

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* '' Diaulula boreopacifica'' Martynov, Sanamyan & Korshunova, 2015 * '' Diaulula cerebralis'' Valdes, 2001 * '' Diaulula farmersi'' Valdés, 2004 * ''

Diaulula flindersi ''Diaulula'' is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Discodorididae. Species Species in the genus ''Diaulula'' include: * '' Diaulula alba'' (K. White, 1952) * '' Diaulula aurila'' (E ...

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Diaulula greeleyi ''Diaulula greeleyi'' is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae. Distribution Distribution of ''Diaulula greeleyi'' include Rio de Janeiro State, southeastern Brazil. Description The ...

'' (MacFarland, 1909) * '' Diaulula hispida'' (d'Orbigny, 1837) * '' Diaulula immaculata'' Valdes, 2001 * '' Diaulula lentiginosa'' (Millen, 1982) * ''

Diaulula nayarita ''Diaulula'' is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Discodorididae. Species Species in the genus ''Diaulula'' include: * '' Diaulula alba'' (K. White, 1952) * '' Diaulula aurila'' (Ev. ...

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Diaulula nivosa ''Diaulula nivosa'' is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae Discodorididae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the supe ...

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Diaulula odonoghuei ''Diaulula odonoghuei'', the spotted leopard dorid, is a species of dorid nudibranch found in the Pacific Ocean. Identified as a cryptic species in 2016, it is differentiated from its sister species ''Diaulula sandiegensis'' by having considerab ...

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Diaulula phoca ''Diaulula phoca'' is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.Rosenberg, G. (2010). Diaulula phoca (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World ...

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Diaulula punctuolata ''Diaulula punctuolata'' is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae Discodorididae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the ...

'' (d'Orbigny, 1837) * ''

Diaulula sandiegensis ''Diaulula sandiegensis'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae. The specific epithet ''sandiegensis'' means: "of San Diego, California, San Diego", the S ...

'' (J. G. Cooper, 1863) * ''

Diaulula variolata ''Diaulula variolata'' is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae Discodorididae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the s ...

'' (d'Orbigny, 1837) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Diaulula gigantea'' Bergh, 1905: synonym of

Sebadoris nubilosa ''Sebadoris nubilosa'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae Discodorididae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollus ...

(Pease, 1871) * ''

Diaulula hummelincki ''Tayuva lilacina'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2011)''Tayuva lilacina'' (Gould, 1852).Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2011-08 ...

'' (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1963) : synonym of ''Discodoris hummelincki'' ''(Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1963)'' synonym of as ''

Tayuva lilacina ''Tayuva lilacina'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2011)''Tayuva lilacina'' (Gould, 1852).Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2011-08 ...

'' (Gould, 1852) * ''Diaulula nobilis'' (MacFarland, 1905): synonym of ''Montereina nobilis'' MacFarland, 1905: synonym of ''

Peltodoris nobilis ''Peltodoris nobilis'', common name, commonly called the sea lemon, false sea lemon, or the noble dorid, is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.Gof ...

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References

* Valdés Á. (2002). ''A phylogenetic analysis and systematic revision of the cryptobranch dorids (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Anthobranchia).'' Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 136: 535-636. Discodorididae Gastropod genera {{Discodorididae-stub