Doridomorpha
| Tochuina | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Doridomorphidae |
| Genus: | Doridomorpha |
Doridomorpha is a genus of sea slugs, arminoid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Doridomorphidae.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]The phylogenetic position of Doridomorpha was clarified in 2020 as a result of an integrative taxonomic study of the family Tritoniidae.[2] An interesting finding was that Doridomorpha, Doridoxa and Heterodoris cluster with the family Arminidae, in a molecular tree within the Dendronotoidea.[2]
Species
[edit]There is only one species within the genus Doridomorpha:
- Doridomorpha gardineri Eliot, 1903
Doridomorpha gardineri is a small, thin nudibranch which is occasionally found on the coral Heliopora.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Doridomorpha Eliot, 1903. Accessed on 2021-01-06.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Johnson, S. , 2018. Doridomorpha gardineri Underwater Kwajalein.