Dendrodoris nigra

Dendrodoris nigra is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Dendrodorididae.[1] [2]

Dendrodoris nigra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily:
Phyllidioidea
Family:
Dendrodorididae
Genus:
Dendrodoris
Species:
D. nigra
Binomial name
Dendrodoris nigra
Odhner, 1924
Synonyms[1]
  • Actinodoris australis Angas, 1864
  • Aphelodoris brunnea (Bergh, 1890)
  • Dendrodoris australiensis (Abraham, 1877)
  • Dendrodoris melaena Allan, 1932
  • Doridopsis australiensis Abraham, 1877
  • Doridopsis macfarlandi Ostergaard, 1955
  • Doridopsis mollis Risbec, 1928
  • Doridopsis nigra (Stimpson, 1855)
  • Doriopsis nigra (Simpson, 1855)
  • Doriopsis nigra var. brunnea Bergh, 1890
  • Doriopsis nigra var. coerulea Bergh, 1880
  • Doriopsis nigra var. luteopunctata Bergh, 1905
  • Doriopsis nigra var. nigerrima Bergh, 1888
  • Doris atroviridis Kelaart, 1858
  • Doris debilis Pease, 1871
  • Doris mariei Crosse, 1875
  • Doris nigra Stimpson, 1855 (original combination)
  • Doris rubrilineata Pease, 1871
  • Doris sordida Pease, 1871
  • Goniodoris montrouzieri Crosse, 1875
  • Hexabranchus nebulosus Pease, 1860

Description

Up to 7 cm long. Black, sometimes with cream or white spots, the rhinophores with an elongated white knob at the tip. The edge of the mantle is frilly, the rest of the body very soft and slimy.[1]

Habitat

eulittoral zone under rocks and boulders on coral rubble, gravel, algal beds or shelly sand in sheltered bays.[1]

Distribution

W Indian Ocean, Red Sea to W Pacific Ocean; tropical Indo-Pacific.[1]

References
  1. Caballer, M.; Gofas, S. (2013). Dendrodoris nigra (Stimpson, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139519 on 2013-12-07
  2. Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
  • Brodie G.D., Willan R.C. & Collins J.D. (1997) Taxonomy and occurrence of Dendrodoris nigra and Dendrodoris fumata (Nudibranchia: Dendrodorididae) in the Indo-West Pacific region. Journal of Molluscan Studies 63: 407-423
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