| Doridoxidae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia clade Cladobranchia clade Pseudoeuctenidiacea |
| Superfamily: | Doridoxoidea Bergh, 1899 |
| Family: | Doridoxidae Bergh, 1899[1] |
| Type species | |
| Doridoxa ingolfiana | |
| Genera | |
| Doridoxa Bergh, 1899 | |
Doridoxidae, commonly known as doridoxid nudibranchs, are a small, enigmatic taxonomic family of shell-less sea slugs, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Cladobranchia within the clade Nudibranchia.[2]
Doridoxidae is currently the only family in the superfamily Doridoxoidea, within the clade Pseudoeuctenidiacea (= Doridoxida). Molecular evidence shows that it groups with the genera Doridomorpha and Heterodoris and the family Arminidae and close to Tritoniidae.[3]
Genera
The family Doridoxidae is a small family with only one genus Doridoxa and two species:[4]
- Doridoxa benthalis Barnard, 1963[5]
- Doridoxa walteri (Krause, 1892)
Species brought into synonymy:
- Doridoxa ingolfiana Bergh, 1899 - the type species of Doridoxa; synonym of Doridoxa walteri.[3]
References
- ^ Bergh R. 1899. Nudibranchiate Gasteropoder. Den Danske Ingolf-Expedition, 2(3): 46 pp., 5 pls.
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Doridoxidae Bergh, 1899. Accessed on 2021-01-09.
- ^ a b Korshunova, T.; Martynov, A. (2020). 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.
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Doridoxa Bergh, 1899. Accessed on 2021-01-06.
- ^ Barnard, K. H. 1963. Deep sea Mollusca from west of Cape Point, South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 46(17):407-452.