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Doridacea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Class
  
Gastropoda

Rank
  
Infraorder

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Similar
  
Doridoidea, Chromodorididae, Polyceridae, Heterobranchia, Discodorididae

Doridacea is a taxonomic grouping of dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks. included in the clade Euctenidiacea of the clade Nudibranchia.

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Taxonomy

  • Superfamily Doridoidea
  • Family Dorididae
  • Family Actinocyclidae
  • Family Chromodorididae
  • Family Discodorididae
  • Superfamily Phyllidioidea
  • Family Phyllidiidae
  • Family Dendrodorididae
  • Family Mandeliidae
  • Superfamily Onchidoridoidea (= Phanerobranchiata Suctoria)
  • Family Onchidorididae
  • Family Corambidae
  • Family Goniodorididae
  • Superfamily Polyceroidea (= Phanerobranchiata Non Suctoria)
  • Family Polyceridae
  • Family Aegiridae - In Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) is incorrect subsequent spelling Aegiretidae.
  • Family Gymnodorididae
  • Family Hexabranchidae
  • Family Okadaiidae

    • Description

    The outer mantle bears caryophyllidia or sensory tubercles, surrounded by spicules.

    References

    Doridacea Wikipedia
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