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[2])
Glossodorididae O'Donoghue, 1924
Lissodoridinae Odhner, 1968
Miamiridae Bergh, 1891
Thorunninae Odhner, 1926
Chromodorididae, or chromodorids, are a taxonomic family of colourful sea slugs; dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea.[2] “Chromodorid nudibranchs are among the most gorgeously coloured of all animals.”[3] The over 360 described species are primarily found in tropical and subtropical waters, as members of coral reef communities, specifically associated with their sponge prey. The chromodorids are the most speciose family of opisthobranchs.[4] They range in size from <10mm to over 30 cm, although most species are approximately 15–30 mm in size.[5][1]
Although, they have a worldwide distribution, most species are found in the Indo-Pacific region. A scientific paper published in 2007, found the most widespread chromodorid genera, (Mexichromis, Chromodoris, Glossodoris and Hypselodoris) to be paraphyletic or polyphyletic.[6]
The family Cadlinidae Bergh, 1891 has been considered a synonym of the Chromodorididae.[7] Research by R.F. Johnson in 2011 [8] 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. Cadlina and Aldisa are the only two genera currently classified in the Cadlinidae.
A comprehensive phylogeny of the chromodorid nudibranchs found every one of the 14 traditional chromodorid genera were either non-monophyletic, or rendered another genus paraphyletic. Additionally, both the monotypic genera Verconia and Diversidoris are nested within clades. The authors presented a new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs, which used molecular data to untangle evolutionary relationships and at the same time retains a historical connection to traditional systematics by using generic names attached to type species as clade names.[4] All Chromodorid nudibranchs feed on sponges.[9][10]
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^Turner, LM; Wilson, NG (2008). "Polyphyly across oceans: a molecular phylogeny of the Chromodorididae (Mollusca, Nudibranchia)". Zoologica Scripta. 37: 23–42. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2007.00310.x. S2CID 86754600.
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^Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Jul 21) Review of chromodorid feeding. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
^Rudman W.B. & Bergquist, P.R., 2007. A review of feeding specificity in the sponge-feeding Chromodorididae (Nudibranchia: Mollusca). Molluscan Research 27(2): 60–88.
Chromodorididae, or chromodorids, are a taxonomic family of colourful sea slugs; dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea...
synonym of the Chromodorididae. Research by R.F. Johnson in 2011 has shown that Cadlina does not belong to the family Chromodorididae. She has therefore...
the family Chromodorididae. Recent research by R.F. Johnson in 2011 has shown that Cadlina does not belong to the family Chromodorididae. She has therefore...
dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. The species is named for the renowned nudibranch taxonomist Dr. Richard...
slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. This species is found in the tropical waters of the central Indo-Pacific...
slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. The holotype of this nudibranch was collected at 30 m depth from Aphol's...
dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. This species was described from Pointe Evatra, Madagascar, 24°59′12″S...
slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. This species was described from a locality given just as "Pacific...
colourful nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. This species of nudibranch is found in the central area of the Indo-Pacific...
dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. This species was described from West Manghar Island, Saudi Arabia...
slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. This nudibranch is known only from Southern and Southwestern Australia...
dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. Goniobranchus annulatus is a large smooth pale-bodied nudibranch with...
dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. The type locality for species is Pointe Evatra, Madagascar, Indian...
slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. This species was described by Edmunds from Ghana as a variation of...
slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. This nudibranch was described from Malajibomanoc (Chicken Feather...
slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. This species was described from a holotype collected at Isla Foca...
slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. This species was described from Tongatapu. It has been widely reported...
slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. The length of the species attains 40 mm. This species was described...
slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. This nudibranch was described from Mainit Bubbles, Mabini, Batangas...
slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. This species was described from a specimen measuring 57 mm (2.2 in)...
slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. This nudibranch was described from Abulad Island, Farasan Islands...
slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the genus Chromodorididae. The decision to include Risbecia species within the family Hypselodoris...
family Chromodorididae. This species was described from the Galapagos Islands. Ortea, J., Bacallado, J.J. & Valdés, Á. (1992) Nº1 Chromodorididae (Mollusca:...
dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. Bieler, R. (1970). Verconia hongkongiensis. In: MolluscaBase (2015)...
dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chromodorididae. Many of the species currently included in the genus Felimida were...
slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. This species was described from Ascension Island, Atlantic Ocean....
slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. This nudibranch was described from Tingloy, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines...
dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. This species was described from Egypt with additional material from...
dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. This species is found throughout the tropical and sub-tropical Indo-Pacific...
dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. This species is known only from the Philippines, Indonesia and Borneo...
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