Aphelodoris luctuosa

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Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Aphelodoris Phylum Mollusca		Class Gastropoda Family Dorididae Scientific name Aphelodoris luctuosa Rank Species
Similar Aphelodoris, Dendrodoris nigra, Paradoris, Doris, Aldisa

Aphelodoris luctuosa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Dorididae. It is endemic to New Zealand waters [source: NZOR. It has the following names as synonyms:

Aphelodoris affinis

Aphelodoris cheesemani [unjustified replacement name]

Aphelodoris purpurea

Doris luctuosa [original combination (="basionym" in botany)]

It must not be confused with Aphelodoris luctuosa Bergh, 1905, which has been renamed Aphelodoris berghi Odhner, 1924, because of the homonymy.

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