Goniodorididae

















































Goniodorididae

Ancula sp giraffe spot.jpg
Two giraffe spot nudibranchs, Ancula sp., with their egg ribbon

Scientific classification e
Kingdom:

Animalia
Phylum:

Mollusca
Class:

Gastropoda
Subclass:

Heterobranchia
Infraclass:

Euthyneura
Order:

Nudibranchia
Suborder:

Doridina
Superfamily:

Onchidoridoidea
Family:

Goniodorididae
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
Genera

See text.



Synonyms

Okeniidae Iredale & O'Donoghue, 1923



Goniodorididae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the order Opisthobranchia.



Genera


Genera in the family Goniodorididae include:[1]




  • Ancula Lovén, 1846


  • Goniodoris Forbes & Goodsir, 1939


  • Goniodoridella Pruvot-Fol, 1933


  • Lophodoris G. O. Sars, 1878


  • Murphydoris Sigurdsson, 1991


  • Okenia Menke, 1830 - synonyms: Idalia Leuckart, 1828; Idaliella Bergh, 1881; Idalina Norman, 1890; Cargoa Vogel & Schultz, 1970; Ceratodoris Gray, 1850;[2]Hopkinsia MacFarland, 1905; Sakishimaia Hamatani, 2001;[3]Teshia Edmunds, 1966[4]


  • Trapania Pruvot-Fol, 1931



References





  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2014). Goniodorididae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=174 on 2014-12-05


  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2010). Ceratodoris Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=550443 on 2010-12-16


  3. ^ Gosliner T. M. (2004). "Phylogenetic Systematics of Okenia, Sakishmaia, Hopkinsiella and Hopkinsia (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) with descriptions of new species from the tropical Indo-Pacific". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 55(5): 125-161. PDF.


  4. ^ Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Okenia Menke, 1830. 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=138042 on 2010-12-16




Further reading


  • Thompson, T. E., & Brown, G.H., 1984. Biology of opisthobranch Molluscs. Vol. 2. Ray Society; London. 1-229, p.39








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