MolluscaBase taxon details
Gymnodoris ceylonica (Kelaart, 1858)
214544 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:214544)
accepted
Species
Trevelyana ceylonica Kelaart, 1858 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Trevelyana zeylanica Kelaart, 1858 · unaccepted
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Trevelyana ceylonica Kelaart, 1858) Kelaart E.F. (1858). Description of a new Ceylonese nudibranch. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 3, 1(4): 257-258, pl. 10B. [April 1858]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18660232
page(s): 257-258, Plate 10B; note: In 1858, this species was described in two diferent journals with the same text but with different spellings. [details]
page(s): 257-258, Plate 10B; note: In 1858, this species was described in two diferent journals with the same text but with different spellings. [details]
Type locality contained in Sri Lankan Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Sri Lankan Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Original description In 1858, this species was described in two diferent journals with the same text but with different spellings.
Original description In 1858, this species was described in two diferent journals with the same text but with different spellings. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Gymnodoris ceylonica (Kelaart, 1858). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=214544 on 2025-08-12
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original description
(of Trevelyana ceylonica Kelaart, 1858) Kelaart E.F. (1858). Description of a new Ceylonese nudibranch. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 3, 1(4): 257-258, pl. 10B. [April 1858]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18660232
page(s): 257-258, Plate 10B; note: In 1858, this species was described in two diferent journals with the same text but with different spellings. [details]
original description (of Trevelyana zeylanica Kelaart, 1858) Kelaart E.F. (1858). Description of new and little known species of Ceylon nudibranchiate molluscs, and zoophytes. <em>Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society.</em> 3 (9): 84-139. [May 1858]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43940429
page(s): 111; note: In 1858, this species was described in two diferent journals with the same text but with different spellings. [details]
basis of record MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds). (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp. [details]
additional source Baba, K. (1989). A New Distributional Record of Gymnodoris ceylonica (Kelaart,1858) from Sagami Bay, Japan. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 48(3): 192-194. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Gosliner, T. et al. (2023). <i>Southern African Sea Slugs</i>. Southern Underwater Research Group Press, 7 Blackwood Drive, Hout Bay 7806, Cape Town, South Africa.
page(s): 248 [details]
identification resource Gosliner, T. M.; Behrens, D. W.; Valdés, Á. (2008). Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna. <em>Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington.</em> 426, pp. [details]
page(s): 257-258, Plate 10B; note: In 1858, this species was described in two diferent journals with the same text but with different spellings. [details]
original description (of Trevelyana zeylanica Kelaart, 1858) Kelaart E.F. (1858). Description of new and little known species of Ceylon nudibranchiate molluscs, and zoophytes. <em>Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society.</em> 3 (9): 84-139. [May 1858]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43940429
page(s): 111; note: In 1858, this species was described in two diferent journals with the same text but with different spellings. [details]
basis of record MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds). (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp. [details]
additional source Baba, K. (1989). A New Distributional Record of Gymnodoris ceylonica (Kelaart,1858) from Sagami Bay, Japan. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 48(3): 192-194. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Gosliner, T. et al. (2023). <i>Southern African Sea Slugs</i>. Southern Underwater Research Group Press, 7 Blackwood Drive, Hout Bay 7806, Cape Town, South Africa.
page(s): 248 [details]
identification resource Gosliner, T. M.; Behrens, D. W.; Valdés, Á. (2008). Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna. <em>Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington.</em> 426, pp. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Original description In 1858, this species was described in two diferent journals with the same text but with different spellings. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Polka-dot Gobble Dorid | [details] |
Original description (from synonym Trevelyana zeylanica Kelaart, 1858)
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gymnodoris ceylonica)
To GenBank (33 nucleotides; 15 proteins) (from synonym Trevelyana ceylonica Kelaart, 1858)
To GenBank (33 nucleotides; 15 proteins)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gymnodoris ceylonica)
To GenBank (33 nucleotides; 15 proteins) (from synonym Trevelyana ceylonica Kelaart, 1858)
To GenBank (33 nucleotides; 15 proteins)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
