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Dendrodoris limbata (Cuvier, 1804)

139518 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139518)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Mollusca
  4. Gastropoda
  5. Heterobranchia
  6. Euthyneura
  7. Ringipleura
  8. Nudipleura
  9. Doridida
  10. Doridoidei
  11. Phyllidioidea
  12. Dendrodorididae
  13. Dendrodoris
  14. Dendrodoris limbata
accepted
Species
Dendrodoris Ehrenberg, 1831
Dendrodoris languida Pruvot-Fol, 1951 · unaccepted (synonym)
Doris lugubris Ehrenberg, 1828 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Doris nigricans Otto, 1823 · unaccepted (synonym)
Doris rappii Cantraine, 1841 · unaccepted (synonym)
Doris setigera Rapp, 1827 · unaccepted (synonym)
Doris sismondae Vérany, 1846 · unaccepted (synonym)
Doris virescens Risso, 1826 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Doris limbata Cuvier, 1804) Cuvier, G. L. (1804). Mémoire sur le genre <em>Doris</em>. <em>Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> 4: 447-473., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48539720 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Dendrodoris limbata (Cuvier, 1804). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139518 on 2026-07-27
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Dendrodoris limbata (Cuvier, 1804). Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=139518 on 2026-07-27
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gofas, Serge
2024-12-20 04:02:45Z
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Marshall, Bruce

original description (of Dendrodoris languida Pruvot-Fol, 1951) Pruvot-Fol, A. (1951). Etudes des nudibranches de la Méditerranée 2. <em>Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale.</em> 88(1): 1-80.
page(s): 44-46, fig. 30; pl. 2 fig. 9 [details] 

original description (of Doris limbata Cuvier, 1804) Cuvier, G. L. (1804). Mémoire sur le genre <em>Doris</em>. <em>Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> 4: 447-473., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48539720 [details] 

original description (of Doris nigricans Otto, 1823) Otto, A. W. (1823). Beschreibung einiger neueu Mollusken und Zoophyten. <em>Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosum.</em> 11 (2): 273-314. pl. 38-42., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37012711 [details] 

original description (of Doris rappii Cantraine, 1841) Cantraine, F. J. (1841). Malacologie méditerranéenne et littorale, ou description des mollusques qui vivent dans la Méditerranée ou sur le continent de l'Italie, ainsi des coquilles qui se trouvent dans les terrains tertiaires italiens, avec des observations sur leur anatomie, leur mœurs, leur analogie et leur gisement. Ouvrage servant de faune malacologique italienne et de complément à la Conchiologia fossile subapennina de Brocchi. <em>Nouveaux Mémoires de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et des Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles.</em> 13 ([7]): 1-173, [1], pl. 1-6. Bruxelles., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12999
page(s): 58-59 [details] 

original description (of Doris setigera Rapp, 1827) Rapp, W. L. (1827). Ueber das Molluskengeschlecht Doris und Beschreibung einiger neue Arten derselben. <em>Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum.</em> 13(2): 513-522., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37002777
page(s): 521; fig. 8 [details] 

original description (of Doris sismondae Vérany, 1846) Vérany G.B. 1846. Catalogo degli animali invertebrati marini del Golfo di Genova e Nizza. <i>Tipografia Ferrando, Genova 1-30</i>: , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/124151
page(s): 21 [details] 

original description (of Doris virescens Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826 - 1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. [Natural history of the main productions of Southern Europe and particularly those of the area around Nice and the Maritime Alps. <em>In: Levrault, F.G. (ed.). vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): 31; pl. 2 fig. 11 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Valdés, Á.; Ortea, J.; Ávila, C.; Ballesteros, M. (1996). Review of the genus <i>Dendrodoris</i> Ehrenberg, 1831 (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) in the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 62(1): 1-31., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/62.1.1
page(s): 5-8 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Galià-Camps, C.; Pontes, M.; Marín-Capuz, G.; Pola, M.; Valdés, Á.; Ballesteros, M.; Cervera, J. L. (2025). Community science records reveal a new population of the nudibranch <i>Dendrodoris limbata</i> (Cuvier, 1804) outside its native distribution range. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 91(4): eyaf018., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyaf018 [details] 

subsequent type designation Valdés, Á.; Ortea, J.; Ávila, C.; Ballesteros, M. (1996). Review of the genus <i>Dendrodoris</i> Ehrenberg, 1831 (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) in the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 62(1): 1-31., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/62.1.1
note: neotype designated [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
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To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Dendrodoris languida Pruvot-Fol, 1951)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Doris limbata Cuvier, 1804)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dendrodoris limbata) 
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 10 proteins) 
To Marine Heterobranchia (Salento Sommerso) 
To OPK Opistobranquis 
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Dendrodoris languida Pruvot-Fol, 1951)
To PESI (from synonym Doris limbata Cuvier, 1804)
To PESI (from synonym Doris lugubris Ehrenberg, 1828)
To PESI (from synonym Doris nigricans Otto, 1823)
To PESI (from synonym Doris rappii Cantraine, 1841)
To PESI (from synonym Doris setigera Rapp, 1827)
To PESI (from synonym Doris sismondae Vérany, 1846)
To PESI (from synonym Doris virescens Risso, 1826)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org) 
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