Platydoris

Platydoris is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.[2] These nudibranchs are large and often brightly coloured, but normally live concealed beneath rocks or loose coral, feeding on sponges. During the night they become more active, searching for new food sources or mates. Many species were described in the 19th century and a revision in 2002 added six new species.[3][4]

Platydoris
Platydoris argo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Discodorididae
Genus: Platydoris
Bergh, 1877[1]
Type species
Doris argo
Linnaeus, 1767

Species

Species in the genus Platydoris include:[2][5][6]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Platydoris arrogans Bergh, 1877: synonym of Platydoris cruenta (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
  • Platydoris dura Pruvot-Fol, 1951: synonym of Platydoris argo (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Platydoris eurychlamys Bergh, 1877: synonym of Platydoris scabra (Cuvier, 1804)
  • Platydoris flammulata Bergh, 1905: synonym of Platydoris angustipes (Mörch, 1863)
  • Platydoris immonda Risbec, 1928: synonym of Doris immonda Risbec, 1928
  • Platydoris incerta Eliot, 1904: synonym of Platydoris pulchra Eliot, 1904
  • Platydoris laminea Risbec, 1928: synonym of Discodoris laminea (Risbec, 1928)
  • Platydoris maculata Bouchet, 1977 : synonym of Baptodoris cinnabarina Bergh, 1884
  • Platydoris noumeae Risbec, 1928: synonym of Platydoris scabra (Cuvier, 1804)
  • Platydoris papillata Eliot, 1903: synonym of Asteronotus raripilosus (Abraham, 1877)
  • Platydoris peruviana (d'Orbigny, 1837) synonym of Baptodoris peruviana (d'Orbigny, 1837)
  • Platydoris philippi Bergh, 1877: synonym of Platydoris argo (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Platydoris punctatella Bergh, 1898: synonym of Baptodoris peruviana (d'Orbigny, 1837)
  • Platydoris rubra White, 1952: synonym of Platydoris angustipes (Mörch, 1863)
  • Platydoris stomascuta Bouchet, 1977: synonym of Baptodoris stomascuta (Bouchet, 1977)

References
  1. Bergh, L. S. R., 1877. Kritische Untersuchung der Ehrenberg'schen Doriden. Deutsche Malakozoologische Gesellschaft Jahrbücher. 4:45-76, Platydoris, page 73.
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Platydoris Bergh, 1877. Accessed on 2018-11-16.
  3. Dorgan K.M., Valdés Á. & Gosliner T.M. (2002). Phylogenetic systematics of the genus Platydoris (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Doridoidea) with descriptions of six new species. Zoologica Scripta 31 (3): 271–319
  4. 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
  5. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  6. Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.
  7. Lima, Patricia O. V. de; Simone, Luiz Ricardo L. (2018-02-01). "Revision of Platydoris angustipes and description of a new species of Platydoris (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) from southeastern Brazil based on comparative morphology". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 94 (1): 1–15. doi:10.3897/zse.94.14959. ISSN 1860-0743.
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