Paradoris Explained

Paradoris is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.^[1]

Species

Species in the genus Paradoris include:^[2]

• Paradoris adamsae Padula & Valdés, 2012
• Paradoris annularis Ortea, Espinosa & Moro, 2017
• Paradoris araneosa Valdés, 2001
• Paradoris caerulea Camacho-García & Gosliner, 2007
• Paradoris ceneris Ortea, 1995
• Paradoris dubia (Bergh, 1904)
• Paradoris erythraeensis (Vayssière, 1912)
• Paradoris hypocrita Yonow, 2020
• Paradoris imperfecta Valdés, 2001
• Paradoris indecora (Bergh, 1881)
• Paradoris inversa Ortea, 1995
• Paradoris liturata (Bergh, 1905)
• Paradoris lopezi Hermosillo & Valdés, 2004
• Paradoris mollis Ortea, 1995
• Paradoris mulciber (Ev. Marcus, 1971)
• Paradoris tsurugensis Baba, 1986

Species brought into synonymy:

• Paradoris caeruleus Camacho-García & Gosliner, 2007: synonym of Paradoris caerulea Camacho-García & Gosliner, 2007 (wrong grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
• Paradoris cavernae Starmülhner, 1955: synonym of Paradoris indecora (Bergh, 1881)
• Paradoris granulata Bergh, 1884: synonym of Paradoris indecora (Bergh, 1881)
• Paradoris leuca Miller 1995: synonym of Paradoris dubia (Bergh, 1904)

Nomen dubium:

• Paradoris lora (Marcus, 1965) (nomen dubium)

References

• Marcus Ev. du B.-R. (1971 ["1970"]). Opisthobranchs from northern Brazil. Bulletin of Marine Science. 20: 922-951
• 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.
• Dayrat B. (2006). A taxonomic revision of Paradoris sea slugs (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Doridina).. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 147: 125-238

External links

• Dayrat B. 2010. A monographic revision of discodorid sea slugs (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Nudibranchia, Doridina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4, vol. 61, suppl. I, 1-403, 382 figs.
• Bergh, L. S. R. (1884). Malacologische Untersuchungen. In: Semper C, ed. Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen. theil 3, heft 15. Wiesbaden: Kreidel, 647–754, plates 69–76

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Paradoris Bergh, 1884. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137899 on 2011-08-23
2. http://www.seaslugforum.net/search.cfm?searchstring=Paradoris