Doridoxidae Explained

Doridoxidae, commonly known as doridoxid nudibranchs, are a small, enigmatic taxonomic family of shell-less sea slugs, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Cladobranchia within the clade Nudibranchia.^[1]

Doridoxidae is currently the only family in the superfamily Doridoxoidea, within the clade Pseudoeuctenidiacea (= Doridoxida). Molecular evidence shows that it groups with the genera Doridomorpha and Heterodoris and the family Arminidae and close to Tritoniidae.^[2]

Genera

The family Doridoxidae is a small family with only one genus Doridoxa and two species:^[3]

• Doridoxa benthalis Barnard, 1963^[4]
• Doridoxa walteri (Krause, 1892)

Species brought into synonymy:

• Doridoxa ingolfiana Bergh, 1899 - the type species of Doridoxa; synonym of Doridoxa walteri.

Notes and References

1. Web site: MolluscaBase . Doridoxidae Bergh, 1899 . AphiaID 370547 . 2018 . 2021-01-09 .
2. Korshunova T, Martynov A . Consolidated data on the phylogeny and evolution of the family Tritoniidae (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) contribute to genera reassessment and clarify the taxonomic status of the neuroscience models Tritonia and Tochuina . PLOS ONE . 15 . 11 . e0242103 . 2020-11-20 . 33216784 . 7679014 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0242103 . free . 2020PLoSO..1542103K . Michael . Schubert .
3. Web site: MolluscaBase . 2018 . Doridoxa Bergh 1899 . AphiaID 370548 . 2021-01-06 .
4. Barnard KH . Deep sea Mollusca from west of Cape Point, South Africa. . Annals of the South African Museum . 1963 . 46 . 17 . 407–452.