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Chromodoris aspersa (Gould, 1852) 
AphiaID: 558319

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Euctenidiacea (Suborder) > Doridacea (Infraorder) > Doridoidea (Superfamily) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Chromodoris (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Chromodoris Alder & Hancock, 1855
Synonymised
taxa
  Chromodoris inornata Pease, 1871
Chromodoris pallescens Bergh, 1874
Doris amabilis Kelaart, 1859
Doris aspersa Gould, 1852 (original combination)
Doris punctulifera Bergh, 1874
Glossodoris inornata Pease, 1871
Sources  basis of record: Rudman W.B. (1983) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris splendida, C. aspersa and Hypselodoris placida colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 78: 105-173.
page(s): 145 [details]


additional source: Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á. (2008) Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna. Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington, 426 pp.
page(s): 209 [details]


additional source: Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN: 978-3-939767-06-0
page(s): 161 [details]


additional source: Rudman W.B. (1987) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: Chromodoris epicura, C. aureopurpurea, C. annulata, C. coi and Risbecia tryoni colour groups. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 90: 305-407.
page(s): 358 [details]


additional source: Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479., available online at http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0033479 [details]

from synonym: Pease W.H. (1871) Descriptions of new species of Nudibranchiate mollusca inhabiting Polynesia. Nº2. American Journal of Conchology 7(1): 11-19, pls. 3-9., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54065#page/29/mode/1up
page(s): 18, plate 8, figure 3 [details] [view taxon]


Environment marine, fresh, terrestrial
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:558319
Taxonomic
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2011-01-13 15:51:24Z  created  Caballer, Manuel
  
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  Citation: Caballer, M. (2013). Chromodoris aspersa (Gould, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=558319 on 2013-05-19
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