Doris (gastropod)

Doris
A live individual of Doris odhneri, head towards the right
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Dorididae
Genus: Doris
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
  • Anoplodoris P. Fischer, 1883
  • Archidoris Bergh, 1878
  • Austrodoris Odhner, 1926
  • Ctenodoris Eliot, 1907
  • Doridigitata d'Orbigny, 1839
  • Doriopsis Pease, 1860
  • Doriorbis Kay & Young, 1969
  • Guyonia Risbec, 1928
  • Neodoris Baba, 1938
  • Praegliscita Burn, 1957
  • Siraius Er. Marcus, 1955
  • Staurodoris Bergh, 1878 (Invalid: Placed on the Official Index by ICZN Opinion 1980)

Doris is a genus of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs. These animals are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Dorididae.

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