Heterodoris

Heterodoris
From left to right: dorsal, ventral and lateral views of a live specimen of Heterodoris robusta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Arminacea
Superfamily: Doridoxoidea
Family: Heterodorididae
A. E. Verrill & Emerton, 1882
Genus: Heterodoris
A. E. Verrill & Emerton, 1882
Type species
Heterodoris robusta
A. E. Verrill & Emerton, 1882
Species

Heterodoris is a genus of nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs or sea slugs. It is the only member of the family Heterodorididae in the superfamily Doridoxoidea.

A 2020 molecular study recovered Heterodoris grouping with the genera Doridomorpha and Doridoxa, with this group closely related to the family Arminidae.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Korshunova, Tatiana; Martynov, Alexander (2020-11-20). "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. Bibcode:2020PLoSO..1542103K. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0242103. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 7679014. PMID 33216784.
  2. ↑ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Heterodoris A. E. Verrill & Emerton, 1882". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
  3. ↑ Korshunova, Tatiana; Fletcher, Karin; Martynov, Alexander (2025-08-01). "The endless forms are the most differentiated—how taxonomic pseudo-optimization masked natural diversity and evolution: the nudibranch case". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 204 (4). doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf057. ISSN 0024-4082.