Durvilledoris Explained

Durvilledoris was a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chromodorididae. This genus has become a synonym of Mexichromis Bertsch, 1977^[1] Although the type species of this genus was transferred to Mexichromis two species were not reallocated nor mentioned in the text.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Species

Species in the genus Durvilledoris previously included:

• Durvilledoris albofimbria Rudman, 1995
• Durvilledoris circumflava Rudman, 1990
• Durvilledoris circumflavus Rudman, 1990: synonym of Durvilledoris circumflava Rudman, 1990
• Durvilledoris lemniscata Quoy & Gaimard, 1832: synonym of Mexichromis lemniscata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
• Durvilledoris pusilla (Bergh, 1874): synonym of Mexichromis pusilla (Bergh, 1874)
• Durvilledoris similaris Rudman, 1986: synonym of Mexichromis similaris (Rudman, 1986)

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P.; Caballer, M. (2012). Durvilledoris. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-28.
2. Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479.
3. Rudman, W.B. (1986). The Chromodorididae (Ophistobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Noumea purpurea and Chromodoris decora colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 86 (4): 309-353. page(s): 323
4. Rudman W.B. (1990) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: further species of Glossodoris, Thorunna and the Chromodoris aureomarginata colour group. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 100: 263-326 page(s): 287