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discodorids

51 Mariana Islands species out of 36 reported | 89 Indo-Pacific species

Mariana Islands species are displayed by default. Click on the tags below to view additional species.


*Asteronotus hepaticus, Carminodoris grandiflora, Discodoris coerulescens, Discodoris sp. 2, Halgerda cf. formosa, Jorunna cf. ramicola, Otinodoris raripilosa, Paradoris sp. 4, Paradoris sp. A, Platydoris cinerobranchiata, Sclerodoris tuberculata, Sclerodoris sp. A, Sclerodoris sp. B, Thordisa albomacula, Thordisa cf. oliva, Thordisa sp. A, Thordisa sp. B, caryophyllidia dorid sp. 6 and the various unidentified discodorid species pictured above appear to represent new records for the Mariana Islands, although it is possible that some of these species were reported as other species or as undescribed discodorids in Carlson and Hoff (2003)

Additional Discodoridae species (reported as Dorididae species) reported from the Mariana Islands by Carlson and Hoff (2003):

  • Carminodoris bifuracata (reported as Hoplodoris bifurcata)
  • Carminodoris nodulosa (reported as Hoplodoris nodulosa)
  • Discodoris sp. 2, brown marbling, white pimples
  • Discodoris sp. 3, brown, star branchia
  • Halgerda cf. elegans
  • Halgerda onna
  • Halgerda sp. 1, brown spots
  • Jorunna alisonae?
  • Jorunna? sp. 1, dark brown
  • Platydoris scabra
  • Sclerodoris sp. 1, Kay’s apiculata
  • Sclerodoris sp. 2, green/purple
  • Sclerodoris sp. 3, open network on dorsum
  • Sclerodoris sp. 4, on Dysidea aff. herbacea
  • Thordisa? sp. 2, brown scabrous (Thordisa cf. oliva?)
  • dorid sp. 1, yellow, brown lines
  • dorid sp. 2, spongelike, yellow, magenta spots
  • dorid sp. 4, white, brown spots
  • dorid sp. 5, tan, brown spots
  • dorid sp. 6, platydoris-like, white