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Taxonomy
Family:
DORIDIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Ringipleura (Subterclass)
> Nudipleura (Superorder)
> Nudibranchia (Order)
> Doridina (Suborder)
> Doridoidei (Infraorder)
> Doridoidea (Superfamily)
> Dorididae (Family)
> Aphelodoris (Genus)
> luctuosa (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Aphelodoris affinis Eliot, 1907
=Aphelodoris cheesemani Eliot, 1907
=Doris luctuosa Cheeseman, 1882
Images: Aphelodoris luctuosa (Cheeseman, 1882)
In shallow rock pool at low tide, Far North, NZ. ~30mm. © rights reserved
Tapotupotu Bay, Far North, in a rock pool at low tide. ~40mm. © rights reserved
In rock pools, Tapotupotu Bay, Far North, NZ. ~40mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
DORIDIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Ringipleura (Subterclass)
> Nudipleura (Superorder)
> Nudibranchia (Order)
> Doridina (Suborder)
> Doridoidei (Infraorder)
> Doridoidea (Superfamily)
> Dorididae (Family)
> Aphelodoris (Genus)
> luctuosa (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Aphelodoris affinis Eliot, 1907
=Aphelodoris cheesemani Eliot, 1907
=Doris luctuosa Cheeseman, 1882
Details: Aphelodoris luctuosa (Cheeseman, 1882)
Size/Grows to:
Animal 75mm
Distribution:
Throughout New Zealand
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Morley, M.S., Hayward, B.W. 2015 Intertidal records of 'sea slugs' (nudibranchs and allied opisthobranch gastropods) from northern North Island, New Zealand, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 50 (p.66)
  • Willan, R.C., Morton, J.E. 1984 Opisthobranchia, Marine Molluscs, University of Auckland, Leigh Marine Laboratory, 2 (p.88)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.287)
  • Cheeseman, T.F. 1882 On two species of nudibranchiate Mollusca., Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 14 (p.213)

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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