Dendrodoris nigra

Dendrodoris nigra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia; clade Euthyneura; clade Nudipleura; clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily:	Phyllidioidea
Family:	Dendrodorididae
Genus:	Dendrodoris
Species:	D. nigra
Binomial name
	Dendrodoris nigra; Odhner, 1924
Synonyms
	Actinodoris australis Angas, 1864; Aphelodoris brunnea (Bergh, 1890); Dendrodoris australiensis (Abraham, 1877); Dendrodoris melaena Allan, 1932; Doridopsis australiensis Abraham, 1877; Doridopsis macfarlandi Ostergaard, 1955; Doridopsis mollis Risbec, 1928; Doridopsis nigra (Stimpson, 1855); Doriopsis nigra (Simpson, 1855); Doriopsis nigra var. brunnea Bergh, 1890; Doriopsis nigra var. coerulea Bergh, 1880; Doriopsis nigra var. luteopunctata Bergh, 1905; Doriopsis nigra var. nigerrima Bergh, 1888; Doris atroviridis Kelaart, 1858; Doris debilis Pease, 1871; Doris mariei Crosse, 1875; Doris nigra Stimpson, 1855 (original combination); Doris rubrilineata Pease, 1871; Doris sordida Pease, 1871; Goniodoris montrouzieri Crosse, 1875; Hexabranchus nebulosus Pease, 1860;

Dendrodoris nigra is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Dendrodorididae.^[1] ^[2]

Description

Up to 7 cm long. Black, sometimes with cream or white spots, the rhinophores with an elongated white knob at the tip. The edge of the mantle is frilly, the rest of the body very soft and slimy.^[1]

Habitat

eulittoral zone under rocks and boulders on coral rubble, gravel, algal beds or shelly sand in sheltered bays.^[1]

Distribution

W Indian Ocean, Red Sea to W Pacific Ocean; tropical Indo-Pacific.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Caballer, M.; Gofas, S. (2013). Dendrodoris nigra (Stimpson, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139519 on 2013-12-07
^ Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278

Brodie G.D., Willan R.C. & Collins J.D. (1997) Taxonomy and occurrence of Dendrodoris nigra and Dendrodoris fumata (Nudibranchia: Dendrodorididae) in the Indo-West Pacific region. Journal of Molluscan Studies 63: 407-423Error: "Q4779569" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.

[WoRMS-1] Caballer, M.; Gofas, S. (2013). Dendrodoris nigra (Stimpson, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139519 on 2013-12-07

[Bouchet-2] Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278

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Dendrodoris nigra

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily:	Phyllidioidea
Family:	Dendrodorididae
Genus:	Dendrodoris
Species:	D. nigra
Binomial name
*Dendrodoris nigra* Odhner, 1924
Synonyms^[1]
Actinodoris australis Angas, 1864 Aphelodoris brunnea (Bergh, 1890) Dendrodoris australiensis (Abraham, 1877) Dendrodoris melaena Allan, 1932 Doridopsis australiensis Abraham, 1877 Doridopsis macfarlandi Ostergaard, 1955 Doridopsis mollis Risbec, 1928 Doridopsis nigra (Stimpson, 1855) Doriopsis nigra (Simpson, 1855) Doriopsis nigra var. brunnea Bergh, 1890 Doriopsis nigra var. coerulea Bergh, 1880 Doriopsis nigra var. luteopunctata Bergh, 1905 Doriopsis nigra var. nigerrima Bergh, 1888 Doris atroviridis Kelaart, 1858 Doris debilis Pease, 1871 Doris mariei Crosse, 1875 Doris nigra Stimpson, 1855 (original combination) Doris rubrilineata Pease, 1871 Doris sordida Pease, 1871 Goniodoris montrouzieri Crosse, 1875 Hexabranchus nebulosus Pease, 1860