Chromodorididae

Chromodorididae
Glossodoris atromarginata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily:	Doridoidea
Family:	Chromodorididae Bergh, 1891
Genera
See text.
Synonyms[1]
Cadlinellinae Odhner, 1934 Ceratosomatidae Gray, 1857 (Under Art. 23.9, declared nomen oblitum by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005) Doriprismaticinae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 (Under Art. 23.9, declared nomen oblitum by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005) Glossodorididae O'Donoghue, 1924 Lissodoridinae Odhner, 1968 Miamiridae Bergh, 1891 Thorunninae Odhner, 1926

Chromodorididae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized to large, colorful, sea slugs; dorid nudibranchs in the superfamily Doridoidea. These are marine gastropod mollusks. ^[1]

They have a worldwide distribution, but most species are centered in the Indo-Pacific region. Several genera, however, can be found in more than one ocean or are scattered among regions separated by biogeographical barriers. These widespread genera (Mexichromis, Chromodoris, Glossodoris and Hypselodoris) have been found, in a scientific paper published in 2007, to be paraphyletic or polyphyletic.^[2] All Chromodorid nudibranchs feed on sponges.^[3]

The family Cadlinidae Bergh, 1891 was considered a synonym of the Chromodorididae. Research by R.F. Johnson in 2011 ^[4] has shown that Cadlina does not belong to the family Chromodorididae. She has therefore brought back the name Cadlinidae from synonymy with Chromodorididae. The chromodorid nudibranchs without Cadlina are now monophyletic and turn out to be a possible sister to the family Actinocyclidae.

Genera

Genera within the family Chromodorididae include:^[5][6][7]

• Ardeadoris Rudman, 1984
• Berlanguella Ortea, Bacallado & Valdés, 1992
• Cadlinella Thiele, 1931
• Ceratosoma J. E. Gray and M. E. Gray, 1850
• Chromodoris Alder and Hacock, 1855 - the type genus
• Digidentis Rudman, 1984
• Diversidoris Rudman, 1987
• Durvilledoris Rudman, 1984
• Glossodoris Ehrenberg, 1831
• Hypselodoris Stimpson, 1855
• Mexichromis Bertsch, 1977
• Noumea Risbec, 1928
• Pectenodoris Rudman, 1984
• Risbecia Odhner, 1934
• Thorunna Bergh, 1878
• Tyrinna Bergh, 1898
• Verconia Pruvot-Fol, 1931

Genera brought into synonymy 

• Actinodoris Ehrenberg, 1831 : synonym of Chromodoris Alder & Hancock, 1855
• Babaina Odhner in Franc, 1968 : synonym of Thorunna Bergh, 1878
• Casella H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 : synonym of Glossodoris Ehrenberg, 1831
• Chromolaichma Bertsch, 1977 : synonym of Glossodoris Ehrenberg, 1831
• Crepidodoris Pagenstecher, 1877 : synonym of Glossodoris Ehrenberg, 1831
• Doriprismatica D'Orbigny, 1839 : synonym of Glossodoris Ehrenberg, 1831
• Felimare Marcus & Marcus, 1967 : synonym of Hypselodoris Stimpson, 1855
• Felimida Marcus, 1971 : synonym of Chromodoris Alder & Hancock, 1855
• Goniobranchus Pease, 1866 : synonym of Chromodoris Alder & Hancock, 1855
• Jeanrisbecia Franc, 1968 : synonym of Risbecia Odhner, 1934
• Lissodoris Odhner, 1934 : synonym of Chromodoris Alder & Hancock, 1855
• Orodoris Bergh, 1875 : synonym of Ceratosoma Gray, 1850
• Pterodoris Ehrenbegh, 1831 : synonym of Hypselodoris Stimpson, 1855
• Rosodoris Pruvot-Fol, 1954 : synonym of Glossodoris Ehrenberg, 1831

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Bouchet, P. (2011). Chromodorididae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23003 on 2011-04-05
2. ^ Turner, L.M; Wilson, N.G. (2007). "Polyphyly across oceans: A molecular phylogeny of the Chromodorididae (Mollusca, Nudibranchia)". Zoologica Scripta 37 (1): 23–42. 
3. ^ http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8044
4. ^ Johnson R.F. (2011) Breaking family ties: taxon sampling and molecular phylogeny of chromodorid nudibranchs (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Zoologica Scripta 40(2): 137-157
5. ^ ITIS
6. ^ Powell, A.W.B. (1979). New Zealand Mollusca. Auckland, New Zealand: William Collins Publishers Ltd. ISBN 0-00-216906-1. 
7. ^ The Seaslug Forum: species list

• Rudman W.B. (1984) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 81 (2/3): 115-273.