Dendrodoris Explained

Dendrodoris is a genus of nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Dendrodorididae.^[1]

Species

Species so far described in this genus include:^{[2] [3]}

• Dendrodoris albobrunnea Allan, 1933
• Dendrodoris albopurpura Burn, 1957
• Dendrodoris angolensis Valdés & Ortea, 1996
• Dendrodoris arborescens (Collingwood, 1881)
• Dendrodoris areolata (Alder & Hancock, 1864)
• Dendrodoris atromaculata (Alder & Hancock, 1864)
• Dendrodoris aurea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
• Dendrodoris azineae Behrens & Valdes, 2004^[4]
• Dendrodris behrensi Millen & Bertsch, 2005^[5]
• Dendrodoris brodieae Valdés, 2001
• Dendrodoris caesia (Bergh, 1907)
• Dendrodoris carbunculosa (Kelaart, 1858)
• Dendrodoris citrina (Cheeseman, 1881)
• Dendrodoris coronata Kay & Young, 1969
• Dendrodoris denisoni (Angas, 1864)^[6]
• Dendrodoris elizabethina (Kelaart, 1859)
• Dendrodoris elongata Baba, 1936
• Dendrodoris fulva (MacFarland, 1905)
• Dendrodoris fumata (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830)
• Dendrodoris goani Rao & Kumary, 1973
• Dendrodoris grandiflora (Rapp, 1827)
• Dendrodoris guineana Valdés & Ortea, 1996
• Dendrodoris guttata (Odhner, 1917)
• Dendrodoris herytra Valdés & Ortea in Valdés, Ortea, Avila & Ballesteros, 1996
• Dendrodoris kranjiensis Lim & Chou, 1970
• Dendrodoris krebsii (Morch, 1863)
• Dendrodoris krusensternii (Gray, 1850)
• Dendrodoris limbata (Cuvier, 1804)
• Dendrodoris magagnai Ortea & Espinosa, 2001
• Dendrodoris maugeana Burn, 1962
• Dendrodoris nigra (Stimpson, 1855)
• Dendrodoris nigromaculata (Cockerell, 1905)
• Dendrodoris nigropunctata (Vayssière, 1912)
• Dendrodoris orbicularis Valdes, 2001
• Dendrodoris rainfordi Allan, 1932
• Dendrodoris rubra (Kelaart)
• Dendrodoris sadoensis Baba, 1993
• Dendrodoris senegalensis Bouchet, 1975
• Dendrodiris stohleri Millen & Bertsch, 2005
• Dendrodoris tuberculosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
• Dendrodoris warta Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1976

Taxon inquirendum

• Dendrodoris jousseaumei (Vayssière, 1912)

Species brought into synonymy:

• Dendrodoris australiensis (Abraham, 1877): synonym of Dendrodoris nigra (Stimpson, 1855)
• Dendrodoris clavalata (Alder & Hancock, 1864): synonym of Dendrodoris krusensternii (Gray, 1850)
• Dendrodoris davisi (Allan, 1933): synonym of Doriopsilla miniata (Alder & Hancock, 1864)
• Dendrodoris denisoni (Angas, 1864): synonym of Dendrodoris krusensternii (Gray, 1850)
• Dendrodoris gemmacea (Alder & Hancock, 1864): synonym of Dendrodoris denisoni (Angas, 1864): synonym of Dendrodoris krusensternii (Gray, 1850)
• Dendrodoris kalkensis (Barnard, 1927): synonym of Dendrodoris caesia (Bergh, 1907)
• Dendrodoris melaena (Allan, 1932): synonym of Dendrodoris nigra (Stimpson, 1855)
• Dendrodoris singaporensis (Lim & Chou, 1970): synonym of Dendrodoris atromaculata (Alder & Hancock, 1864)
• Dendrodoris gunnamatta (Allan, 1932): synonym of Dendrodoris krusensternii (Gray, 1850)^[7]

References

• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Dendrodoris Ehrenberg, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137883 on 2012-06-09
2. Web site: Catalogue of Life . 12 August 2009.
3. Gosliner, T. M. 1987. Nudibranchs of Southern Africa
4. Behrens D. W. & Valdés A. (2004). "A new species of Dendrodoris (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Dendrodorididae) from the Pacific coast of North America". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 55 (21): 408-413. PDF.
5. Millen S. V. & Bertsch H. (2005). "Two New Species of Porostome Nudibranchs (Family Dendrodorididae) from the Coast of California (USA) and Baja Californica (Mexico)". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences fourth series, 56 (18): 189-199. PDF.
6. MolluscaBase (2018). Dendrodoris denisoni (Angas, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=537017 on 2018-12-05
7. Nimbs . Matt . Smith . Stephen . Genetic Evidence Confirms That the Porostomate Nudibranch Dendrodoris gunnamatta Allan, 1932 Is a Morphotype of Dendrodoris krusensternii (Gray, 1850) (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) . Taxonomy . 2021 . 1 . 2 . 152–159 . 10.3390/taxonomy1020012 . free .