WoRMS taxon details
Platydoris formosa (Alder & Hancock, 1864)
560056 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:560056)
accepted
Species
Doris formosa Alder & Hancock, 1864 · unaccepted (original combination)
Platydoris flammulata Bergh, 1905 · unaccepted
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Doris formosa Alder & Hancock, 1864) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1864). Notice of a collection of nudibranchiate Mollusca made in India by Walter Elliot Esq. with descriptions of several new genera and species. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 5: 113-147., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28909400
page(s): 116, Plate 29, Figures 1-3 [details]
page(s): 116, Plate 29, Figures 1-3 [details]
Type locality contained in Andhra Pradesh
type locality contained in Andhra Pradesh [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Platydoris formosa (Alder & Hancock, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=560056 on 2025-05-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Doris formosa Alder & Hancock, 1864) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1864). Notice of a collection of nudibranchiate Mollusca made in India by Walter Elliot Esq. with descriptions of several new genera and species. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 5: 113-147., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28909400
page(s): 116, Plate 29, Figures 1-3 [details]
original description (of Platydoris flammulata Bergh, 1905) Bergh, L. S. R. (1905). Die Opisthobranchiata der Siboga-expedition. In: Weber M. (ed.) Uitkomsten op Zoologisch, Botanisch, Oceanographisch en Geologisch Gebied verzameld in Nederlandsch Oost-Indië 1899-1900 aan boord H.M. Siboga onder commando van Luitenant ter zee 1e. kl. G.F. Tydeman. Siboga-Expeditie Monographie 50 (Livraison 25): 1-248, pls 1-20. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11650714
page(s): 138, pl. 1 fig. 4, pl. 16 fig. 3 [details]
basis of record McDonald, G. R. (2009). Nudibranch Systematic Index, second edition. University of California Santa Cruz: Institute of Marine Sciences., available online at http://escholarship.org/uc/item/93c42364
page(s): 370 [details]
page(s): 116, Plate 29, Figures 1-3 [details]
original description (of Platydoris flammulata Bergh, 1905) Bergh, L. S. R. (1905). Die Opisthobranchiata der Siboga-expedition. In: Weber M. (ed.) Uitkomsten op Zoologisch, Botanisch, Oceanographisch en Geologisch Gebied verzameld in Nederlandsch Oost-Indië 1899-1900 aan boord H.M. Siboga onder commando van Luitenant ter zee 1e. kl. G.F. Tydeman. Siboga-Expeditie Monographie 50 (Livraison 25): 1-248, pls 1-20. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11650714
page(s): 138, pl. 1 fig. 4, pl. 16 fig. 3 [details]
basis of record McDonald, G. R. (2009). Nudibranch Systematic Index, second edition. University of California Santa Cruz: Institute of Marine Sciences., available online at http://escholarship.org/uc/item/93c42364
page(s): 370 [details]
Other
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): 186 [details]
page(s): 186 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Freckled Pancake Dorid | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To GB Mollusca Types (Doris formosa Alder & Hancock, 1864; Syntype(s); NEWHM:2002.H2563) (from synonym Doris formosa Alder & Hancock, 1864)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To GB Mollusca Types (Doris formosa Alder & Hancock, 1864; Syntype(s); NEWHM:2002.H2563) (from synonym Doris formosa Alder & Hancock, 1864)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
