Peltodoris is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Discodorididae.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Peltodoris Bergh, 1880[1] |
| Type species | |
| Peltodoris atromaculata Bergh, 1880
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This genus differs from Discodoris by its lack of labial armature.[4] It feeds on sponges, favouring two genera.[5]
And some of these species, such as Peltodoris nobilis, give off a strong lemony scent when rubbed vigorously.[6]
Species
editSpecies in the genus Peltodoris include:[7][8][9]
- Peltodoris atromaculata Bergh, 1880
- Peltodoris aurea Eliot, 1903
- Peltodoris carolynae Mulliner & Sphon, 1974
- Peltodoris lancei Millen & Bertsch, 2000
- Peltodoris lentiginosa (Millen, 1982)
- Peltodoris lippa Valdés, 2001
- Peltodoris marmorata Bergh, 1898
- Peltodoris mullineri Millen & Bertsch, 2000
- Peltodoris murrea (Abraham, 1877)
- Peltodoris nobilis MacFarland, 1905
- Peltodoris punctifera (Abraham, 1877)
- Peltodoris rosae Valdés & Bertsch, 2010
- Peltodoris rubra Bergh, 1905
- Peltodoris temarensis Edmunds, 2011
- Species brought into synonymy
- Peltodoris crucis (Mörch, 1863) sensu Bergh, 1880: synonym of Tayuva lilacina (Gould, 1852)
- Peltodoris fellowsi Kay & Young, 1969: synonym of Hiatodoris fellowsi (Kay & Young, 1969)
- Peltodoris greeleyi MacFarland, 1909: synonym of Montereina greeleyi (MacFarland, 1909), synonym of Diaulula greeleyi (MacFarland, 1909) (original combination)
- Peltodoris hummelincki Marcus & Marcus, 1963: synonym of Tayuva lilacina (Gould, 1852)
- Peltodoris mauritiana Bergh, 1889 synonym of Peltodoris murrea (Abraham, 1877)
- Peltodoris nayarita Ortea & Llera, 1981: synonym of Montereina greeleyi (MacFarland, 1909), synonym of Diaulula greeleyi (MacFarland, 1909) (original combination)
- Peltodoris sauvagei Rochebrune, 1881: synonym of Discodoris sauvagei (Rochebrune, 1881)
- Peltodoris variolata (d'Orbigny, 1837): synonym of Diaulula variolata (d'Orbigny, 1837)
- Peltodoris angulata Eliot, 1903 (nomen dubium)
- Peltodoris noumeae Risbec, 1937 (nomen dubium)
References
edit- ^ "Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database at the Academy of Natural Sciences".
- ^ Valdès, A. (2002). "A phylogenetic analysis and systematic revision of the cryptobranch dorids (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Anthobranchia)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 136 (4): 535–636. doi:10.1046/j.1096-3642.2002.00039.x.
- ^ Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010). "Peltodoris Bergh, 1880". World Marine Mollusca database. Retrieved 15 April 2024 – via World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ "Peltodoris atromaculata Bergh, 1880" (in French). DORIS. 28 February 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- ^ Gemballa, S.; Schermutzki, F. (2004). "Cytotoxic haplosclerid sponges preferred: A field study on the diet of the dotted sea slug Peltodoris atromaculata (Doridoidea: Nudibranchia)". Marine Biology. 144 (6): 1213–1222. doi:10.1007/s00227-003-1279-1. S2CID 89305513.
- ^ The Seaslug Forum : Peltodoris nobilis Archived 26 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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- 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
- * Dayrat B. 2010. A monographic revision of discodorid sea slugs (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Nudibranchia, Doridina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4, vol. 61, suppl. I, 1-403, 382 figs.