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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)
> Doris (Genus)
> kerguelenensis (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Anoplodoris P. Fischer, 1883
=Archidoris Bergh, 1878
=Austrodoris Odhner, 1926
=Doridigitata d'Orbigny, 1839
=Doriorbis Kay & Young, 1969
=Guyonia Risbec, 1928
=Neodoris Baba, 1938
=Praegliscita Burn, 1957
=Siraius Er. Marcus, 1955
=Staurodoris Bergh, 1878 Bergh, 1878
Synonymised Names:
=Archidoris australis Bergh, 1884
=Archidoris kerguelenensis Bergh, 1884 (original combination)
=Archidoris rubescens Bergh, 1898
=Archidoris tuberculata var. antarctica Vayssière, 1917
=Austrodoris crenulata Odhner, 1926
=Austrodoris georgiensis Garcia, Troncoso, Garcia-Gomez & Cervera, 1993
=Austrodoris kerguelenensis (Bergh, 1884)
=Austrodoris macmurdensis Odhner, 1934
=Austrodoris michaelseni Odhner, 1926
=Austrodoris mishu Ev. Marcus, 1985
=Austrodoris nivium Odhner, 1934
=Austrodoris tomentosa Odhner, 1934
=Austrodoris vicentei Ev. Marcus, 1985
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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)
> Doris (Genus)
> kerguelenensis (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Anoplodoris P. Fischer, 1883
=Archidoris Bergh, 1878
=Austrodoris Odhner, 1926
=Doridigitata d'Orbigny, 1839
=Doriorbis Kay & Young, 1969
=Guyonia Risbec, 1928
=Neodoris Baba, 1938
=Praegliscita Burn, 1957
=Siraius Er. Marcus, 1955
=Staurodoris Bergh, 1878 Bergh, 1878
Synonymised Names:
=Archidoris australis Bergh, 1884
=Archidoris kerguelenensis Bergh, 1884 (original combination)
=Archidoris rubescens Bergh, 1898
=Archidoris tuberculata var. antarctica Vayssière, 1917
=Austrodoris crenulata Odhner, 1926
=Austrodoris georgiensis Garcia, Troncoso, Garcia-Gomez & Cervera, 1993
=Austrodoris kerguelenensis (Bergh, 1884)
=Austrodoris macmurdensis Odhner, 1934
=Austrodoris michaelseni Odhner, 1926
=Austrodoris mishu Ev. Marcus, 1985
=Austrodoris nivium Odhner, 1934
=Austrodoris tomentosa Odhner, 1934
=Austrodoris vicentei Ev. Marcus, 1985
Details: Doris kerguelenensis (Bergh, 1884)
Size/Grows to:
Animal 100mm
Distribution:
Antarctic and subantarctic islands
Geographical Range:
An
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Gavagnin, M., Fontana, A., Ciavatta, M.L., Cimino, G. 2000 Chemical studies on Antarctic nudibranch molluscs, Italian Journal of Zoology, 67(51) (p.103)
  • Wagele, H. 1990 Revision of the genus Austrodoris Odhner, 1926 (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia), Journal of Molluscan Studies, 56 (p.163)

Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil