Goniodoris nodosa (Montagu, 1808)
Superdomain | Biota | |
Kingdom | Animalia | |
Phylum | Mollusca | |
Class | Gastropoda | |
Subclass | Heterobranchia | |
Infraclass | Euthyneura | |
Subterclass | Ringipleura | |
Superorder | Nudipleura | |
Order | Nudibranchia | |
Suborder | Doridina | |
Infraorder | Doridoidei | |
Superfamily | Onchidoridoidea | |
Family | Goniodorididae | |
Genus | Goniodoris | |
Species | Goniodoris nodosa (Montagu, 1808) | |
Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 140033). |
- Doris barvicensis Johnston, 1838
- Doris elongata Thompson W., 1840
- Doris nodosa Montagu, 1808 (original)
- Goniodoris emarginata Forbes, 1840
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Goniodoris. From Greek “gonios”, angle + “Doris”, in Greek mythology, wife of Nereus, nymph of the waters and mother of the Nereids.
- Nodosa. From Latin, tied into many knots, full of knots, knotty.
Distribution
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References for the species: Goniodoris nodosa
- Cantabria: Ortea (1977c).
Galicia: Ortea (1977c), Urgorri and Besteiro (1983), Rolán (1983).
Portugal: Nobre (1932), García-Gómez et al. (1991).
General: Alder & Hancock, 1846:fam. 1, pl. 18[P]; Bergh, 1880d:119; Brown & Picton, 1979:9; Colgan, 1914:203; Fez Sanchez, 1974:126;
Forbes & Hanley, 1850-1851:572; Garstang, 1890:447; Herdman & Clubb, 1889:227; Hayward, Wigham, & Yonow,
1990:715; Hoffmann, 1926:14; Hunnam & Brown, 1975:145; Jeffreys, 1869:81; Jutting & Engel, 1936:48; Larsen, 1925:34;
McMillan, 1968:69; Nobre, 1931:46; 1936:31; 1938-40:58; Nordsieck, 1972:52; Odhner, 1939:41; Picton & Morrow,
1994:54[P]; Pruvot-Fol, 1954b:307; Swennen, 1987:33; Thompson, 1976:[P]; 1976a:[P]; 1988:158[P]; Thompson & Brown,
1976:80; 1984:41[P]; Vayssiere, 1913a:352
Sources: Cervera et al., 2004, Ballesteros, 2007 & 2016, McDonald, 2006 and other sources.
Abundance
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Bibliography
Further reading
- "Estran 22" Faune et flore de la zone de balancement des marées en Côtes d'Armor
- AsturNatura
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- DORIS
- Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
- Flickr pictures
- Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
- NCBI GenBank
- OBIS - Search by Taxon
- Scottish Nudibranchs
- The Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland
- World Register of Marine Species
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, Manuel, Enric Madrenas, Miquel Pontes (2021) "Goniodoris nodosa" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 29/08/2014. Accessed: 08/03/2021. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/vExUN)