WoRMS taxon details
Geitodoris planata (Alder & Hancock, 1846)
139580 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139580)
accepted
Species
Discodoris planata (Alder & Hancock, 1846) · unaccepted (synonym)
Doris complanata A. E. Verrill, 1880 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Doris planata Alder & Hancock, 1846 · unaccepted (original combination)
Doris testudinaria Risso, 1826 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
Geitodoris complanata (A. E. Verrill, 1880) · unaccepted
marine
(of Doris planata Alder & Hancock, 1846) Alder J. & Hancock A. (1846). Notices of some new and rare British species of naked Mollusca. <i>Annals and Magazine of Natural History 18</i>: 289-294, pl. 4 [novembre], available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/037454809496586 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Geitodoris planata (Alder & Hancock, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139580 on 2026-06-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Doris planata Alder & Hancock, 1846) Alder J. & Hancock A. (1846). Notices of some new and rare British species of naked Mollusca. <i>Annals and Magazine of Natural History 18</i>: 289-294, pl. 4 [novembre], available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/037454809496586 [details]
original description (of Doris complanata A. E. Verrill, 1880) Verrill, A. E. (1880). Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the southern coast of New England. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> 3(20): 390-403., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38973336
page(s): 399 [details]
original description (of Doris testudinaria Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826 - 1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. [Natural history of the main productions of Southern Europe and particularly those of the area around Nice and the Maritime Alps. <em>In: Levrault, F.G. (ed.). vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
original description (of Doris complanata A. E. Verrill, 1880) Verrill, A. E. (1880). Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the southern coast of New England. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> 3(20): 390-403., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38973336
page(s): 399 [details]
original description (of Doris testudinaria Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826 - 1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. [Natural history of the main productions of Southern Europe and particularly those of the area around Nice and the Maritime Alps. <em>In: Levrault, F.G. (ed.). vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Other
additional source
Dayrat B. (2010). A monographic revision of basal discodorid sea slugs (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Nudibranchia, Doridina). <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> Series 4, vol. 61, suppl. I, 1-403, 382 figs. [details] Available for editors 
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additional source de Kluijver, M. J.; Ingalsuo, S. S.; de Bruyne, R. H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea [CD-ROM]: 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. <em>World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14706-3. 1 cd-rom.</em> (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]additional source de Kluijver, M. J.; Ingalsuo, S. S.; de Bruyne, R. H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea [CD-ROM]: 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. <em>World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14706-3. 1 cd-rom.</em> (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Authority Alder & Hancock, 1846 [details]
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| Dutch | millennium wratslakmillenium wratslak | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Geitodoris complanata (A. E. Verrill, 1880))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Doris planata Alder & Hancock, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Doris testudinaria Risso, 1826)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Geitodoris planata)
To Genbank (from synonym Geitodoris complanata (A. E. Verrill, 1880))
To Genbank (from synonym Discodoris planata (Alder & Hancock, 1846))
To Genbank (from synonym Doris planata Alder & Hancock, 1846)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Doris complanata A. E. Verrill, 1880)
To Genbank (from synonym Doris testudinaria Risso, 1826)
To OPK Opistobranquis
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Doris complanata A. E. Verrill, 1880)
To PESI (from synonym Discodoris planata (Alder & Hancock, 1846))
To PESI (from synonym Doris planata Alder & Hancock, 1846)
To PESI (from synonym Doris testudinaria Risso, 1826)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 095623)
To ITIS
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Geitodoris complanata (A. E. Verrill, 1880))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Doris planata Alder & Hancock, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Doris testudinaria Risso, 1826)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Geitodoris planata)
To Genbank (from synonym Geitodoris complanata (A. E. Verrill, 1880))
To Genbank (from synonym Discodoris planata (Alder & Hancock, 1846))
To Genbank (from synonym Doris planata Alder & Hancock, 1846)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Doris complanata A. E. Verrill, 1880)
To Genbank (from synonym Doris testudinaria Risso, 1826)
To OPK Opistobranquis
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Doris complanata A. E. Verrill, 1880)
To PESI (from synonym Discodoris planata (Alder & Hancock, 1846))
To PESI (from synonym Doris planata Alder & Hancock, 1846)
To PESI (from synonym Doris testudinaria Risso, 1826)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 095623)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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