Genus Dendrodoris Ehrenberg, 1831

Museums

Regional Maps

• Dendrodoris Ehrenberg, C.G. 1831. [1828-1831] Symbolae physicae seu icones et descriptiones animalium evertebratorum sepositis insectis quae ex itinere per Africam Borealem et Asiam Occidentalem - novae aut illustratae redierunt. Decas 1 Mollusca. Pages unnumbered. [signature g2].

  Type species:

   Dendrodoris lugubris Ehrenberg, 1831 by subsequent designation, see Gray, J.E. 1847. A list of the Genera of Recent Mollusca, their Synonyms and Types. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 15: 129-242 [164].
• Rhacodoris Mörch, 1863.
• Haustellodoris Pease, 1871.
• Doridopsis Alder & Hancock, 1864.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Allan, J.K. 1932. Australian nudibranchs. The Australian Zoologist 7(2): 87–105 [96] (synonyms follow this publication)

 

Introduction

Coleman (2008) identified two additional forms of Dendrodoris which he referred to as Dendrodoris cf. fumata (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830) and Dendrodoris cf. rainfordi Allan, 1932. Both of these forms may represent undescribed species.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Oriental Region - Philippines, Palaearctic Region - Japan

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40)

General References

Coleman, N. 2008. Nudibranchs Encyclopedia. Queensland : Neville Coleman's Underwater Geographic 416 pp. [201]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
04-Dec-2018	HETEROBRANCHIA	21-Apr-2022	MODIFIED
30-Nov-2011	OPISTHOBRANCHIA	30-Nov-2011	MOVED	Dr Robin Wilson
		15-Jun-2011	MODIFIED