''Doriopsilla'' is a

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s, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less

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s in the

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Dendrodorididae Dendrodorididae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the Superfamily Phyllidioidea. Genera A maximum-parsimony analysis of the nucleotide sequence of the 16S mtDNA gene In biology, th ...

.Valdés Á. & Gosliner T.M. (1999). ''Phylogeny of the radula-less dorids (Mollusca, Nudibranchia), with the description of a new genus and a new family''. Zoologica Scripta 28: 315-360

Description

''Doriopsilla'' and ''

Dendrodoris ''Dendrodoris'' is a genus of nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Dendrodorididae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Dendrodoris Ehrenberg, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphi ...

'' are genera which have frequently been confused, partly because both lack a radula. They feed by dissolving their sponge food externally, using enzymes, and then ingesting sponge cells without the sponge skeleton. They share this loss of the radula and method of feeding with the

Phyllidiidae Phyllidiidae is a family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Phyllidioidea. This family is within the clade Doridacea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Distributi ...

but look more like other Dorid nudibranchs in having a rosette of gills surrounding a dorsal anus, whilst Phyllidiidae have the gills located beneath the edge of the mantle.

Species

Species so far described in this genus include:Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015)
''Doriopsilla'' Bergh, 1880.
In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-12-13. * ''

Doriopsilla albopunctata ''Doriopsilla albopunctata'', the white-spotted sea goddess, is a species of dorid nudibranch, a colorful sea slug, in the family Dendrodorididae. It is native to the Pacific Coast of North America, from Mendocino County, California south, possib ...

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

Doriopsilla areolata ''Doriopsilla areolata'' is a species of dorid nudibranch, a colourful sea slug, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendrodorididae. Distribution This species was described from the Adriatic Sea, in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. ...

'' (

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, 1880) * ''

Doriopsilla aurea ''Doriopsilla aurea'' is a species of dorid nudibranch, a colourful sea slug, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendrodorididae. Distribution This species was described from Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia. Description ...

'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) * ''

Doriopsilla bertschi ''Doriopsilla bertschi'' is a species of dorid nudibranch, a colourful sea slug, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendrodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2016)''Doriopsilla bertschi'' Hoover, Lindsay, Goddard & Valdés, 2015.In: MolluscaBa ...

'' Hoover, Lindsay, Goddard & Valdés, 2015 * ''

Doriopsilla capensis The white-spotted nudibranch (''Doriopsilla capensis'') is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendrodorididae. Distribution This species has so far only been found around the southern Afric ...

, 1907 * ''

Doriopsilla carneola ''Doriopsilla carneola'' is a species of dorid nudibranch, a colourful sea slug, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendrodorididae. Distribution This species was described from a specimen collected at Port Jackson, New South Wa ...

'' (Angas, 1864) * ''

Doriopsilla davebehrensi ''Doriopsilla davebehrensi'' is a species of dorid nudibranch, a colourful sea slug, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendrodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2016)''Doriopsilla davebehrensi'' Hoover, Lindsay, Goddard & Valdés, 2015.In: Mo ...

'' Hoover, Lindsay, Goddard & Valdés, 2015 * '' Doriopsilla debruini'' Perrone, 2001 * ''

Doriopsilla elitae ''Doriopsilla elitae'' is a species of dorid nudibranch, a colourful sea slug, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendrodorididae. This species of sea slug is described as having a yellow to orange color tone decorated with white ...

'' Valdés & Hamann, 2008 * ''

Doriopsilla espinosai ''Doriopsilla espinosai'' is a species of dorid nudibranch, a colourful sea slug, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendrodorididae.MolluscaBase (2018)''Doriopsilla espinosai'' Valdés & Ortea, 1998.Accessed on 2018-03-30. Dist ...

'' Valdés & Ortea, 1998 * ''

Doriopsilla fulva ''Doriopsilla fulva'' is a species of dorid nudibranch, a sea slug, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dendrodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2015)''Doriopsilla fulva'' (MacFarland, 1905).In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Re ...

'' (MacFarland, 1905) * ''

Doriopsilla gemela ''Doriopsilla gemela'' is a species of dorid nudibranch, a colourful sea slug, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dendrodorididae. There are five other species that are quite similar to this species and can be confused with it, a ...

'' Gosliner, Schaefer & Millen, 1999 * ''

Doriopsilla janaina ''Doriopsilla janaina'' is a species of dorid nudibranch, a colourful sea slug, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendrodorididae.MolluscaBase (2018)''Doriopsilla janaina'' Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1967.Accessed through: World R ...

'' Marcus and Marcus, 1967 * ''

Doriopsilla miniata The scribbled nudibranch (''Doriopsilla miniata'') is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendrodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2010)''Doriopsilla miniata'' (Alder & Hancock, 1864).Accessed through: W ...

'' (Alder and Hancock, 1864) * ''

Doriopsilla nigrocera ''Doriopsilla'' is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Dendrodorididae.Valdés Á. & Gosliner T.M. (1999). ''Phylogeny of the radula-less dorids (Mollusca, Nudibranchia), with the descripti ...

'' Yonow, 2012 * ''

Doriopsilla nigrolineata ''Dendrodoris krebsii'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendrodorididae. Taxonomy It was previously considered a subspecies of '' Doriopsilla areolata'' Bergh, 1880 by Valdés & Ortea (1997) ...

'' Meyer, 1977 * ''

Doriopsilla pallida ''Doriopsilla'' is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Dendrodorididae.Valdés Á. & Gosliner T.M. (1999). ''Phylogeny of the radula-less dorids (Mollusca, Nudibranchia), with the descripti ...

'' Bergh, 1902 * ''

Doriopsilla peculiaris ''Doriopsilla'' is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Dendrodorididae.Valdés Á. & Gosliner T.M. (1999). ''Phylogeny of the radula-less dorids (Mollusca, Nudibranchia), with the descripti ...

'' (Abraham, 1877) * ''

Doriopsilla pelseneeri ''Doriopsilla'' is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Dendrodorididae.Valdés Á. & Gosliner T.M. (1999). ''Phylogeny of the radula-less dorids (Mollusca, Nudibranchia), with the descripti ...

'' Oliviera, 1895 * ''

Doriopsilla pharpa ''Doriopsilla'' is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Dendrodorididae.Valdés Á. & Gosliner T.M. (1999). ''Phylogeny of the radula-less dorids (Mollusca, Nudibranchia), with the descripti ...

'' Er. Marcus, 1961 * '' Doriopsilla rowena'' Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1967 * '' Doriopsilla spaldingi'' Valdes & Behrens, 1998 * '' Doriopsilla tishae'' Valdés & Hamann, 2008 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Doriopsilla ciminoi'' Avila, Ballesteros & Ortea, 1992 accepted as ''Doriopsilla areolata'' Bergh, 1880 * ''Doriopsilla fedalae'' Pruvot-Fol. 1953 : synonym of ''Doriopsilla areolata'' Bergh, 1880 * ''Doriopsilla leia'' Er. Marcus, 1961: synonym of ''Doriopsilla pharpa'' Er. Marcus, 1961 * ''Doriopsilla nigromaculata'' (Cockerell in Coc and Eliot, 1905): synonym of ''

Dendrodoris nigromaculata ''Dendrodoris'' is a genus of nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Dendrodorididae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Dendrodoris Ehrenberg, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aph ...

'' (Cockerell, 1905) * ''Doriopsilla pusilla'' Pruvot-Fol, 1951 accepted as ''Doriopsilla areolata'' Bergh, 1880 * ''Doriopsilla rarispinosa'' Pruvot-Fol, 1951 accepted as ''Doriopsilla areolata'' Bergh, 1880

References

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