Discodorididae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea.Bouchet, P. (2011). Discodorididae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1761 on 2011-08-23
Species in this family belong to the cryptobranch dorid nudibranchs, i.e. they are able to retract their gills into a gill pocket (cryptobranch = hidden gills). Most are small and hard to identify. Most are thought to feed at night on sponges, while during the day they search for dark areas or remain hidden under rocks.
One example of a discodoridid is the "Pacific sea lemon" or "speckled sea lemon", Peltodoris nobilis, which occurs off the coast of British Columbia to Baja California from low-tide waters to a depth of about 200 m. Not only is this species yellow with a bumpy surface, but it also gives off a strong fruity citrus smell when handled, adding to its resemblance to a lemon.
Genera Genera within the family Discodorididae include: Alloiodoris Bergh, 1904 Aporodoris Ihering, 1886 Asteronotus Ehrenberg, 1831 Atagema Gray, 1850 Baptodoris Bergh, 1884 Carminodoris Bergh, 1889 Diaulula Bergh, 1878 Dictyodoris Bergh, 1880 Discodoris Bergh, 1877 - the type genus Gargamella Bergh, 1894 Geitodoris Bergh, 1892 Gravieria Vayssiere, 1912 Halgerda Bergh, 1880 Hiatodoris Dayrat, 2010 Hoplodoris Bergh, 1880 - synonym: Carminodoris Bergh, 1889Fahey S. J. & Gosliner T. M. (2003). "Mistaken Identities: On the Discodorididae genera Hoplodoris Bergh, 1880 and Carminodoris Bergh, 1889 (Opistobranchia, Nudibranchia)". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 54: 169-208. PDF. Jorunna Bergh, 1876 Nirva Bergh, 1905 Nophodoris Valdés & Gosliner, 2001 Paradoris Ortea, 1995 Peltodoris Bergh, 1880 Platydoris Bergh, 1877 Rostanga Bergh, 1879 Sclerodoris Eliot, 1904 Sebadoris Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1960 Taringa Er. Marcus, 1955 Tayuva Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1967 Thordisa Bergh, 1877 Thorybopus Bouchet, 1977
Genera brought into synonymy Adura [sic]: synonym of Audura Bergh, 1878: synonym of Jorunna Bergh, 1876 Anisodoris Bergh, 1898: synonym of Diaulula Bergh, 1878 Ansiodoris [sic]: synonym of Anisodoris Bergh, 1898: synonym of Diaulula Bergh, 1878 Argus Bohadsch, 1761: synonym of Platydoris Bergh, 1877 Audura Bergh, 1878 : synonym of Jorunna Bergh, 1876 Awuka Er. Marcus, 1955 : synonym of Jorunna Bergh, 1876 Boreodoris Odhner, 1939 : synonym of Rostanga Bergh, 1879 Carryodoris Vayssière, 1919: synonym of Geitodoris Bergh, 1891 Centrodoris P. Fischer, 1883 : synonym of Kentrodoris Bergh, 1874 Discodorididae aliciae Dayrat, 2005: synonym of “Montereina” aliciae (Dayrat, 2005) Erythrodoris Pruvot-Fol, 1933: synonym of Discodoris Bergh, 1877 Fracassa Bergh, 1878: synonym of Discodoris Bergh, 1877 Glossodoridiformia O'Donoghue, 1927: synonym of Atagema Gray, 1850 Kentrodoris Bergh, 1874 : synonym of Jorunna Bergh, 1876 Montereina MacFarland, 1905: synonym of Peltodoris Bergh, 1880 Otinodoris White, 1948 : synonym of Asteronotus Ehrenberg, 1831 Peronodoris Bergh, 1904: synonym of Sclerodoris Eliot, 1904 Petelodoris Bergh, 1882: synonym of Atagema Gray, 1850 Phialodoris Bergh, 1890 : synonym of Peltodoris Bergh, 1880 Phlegmodoris Bergh, 1878: synonym of Atagema Gray, 1850 Pupsikus Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970: synonym of Thordisa Bergh, 1877 Trippa (gastropod)|Trippa Bergh, 1877 : synonym of Atagema Gray, 1850 Tumbia Burn, 1962: synonym of Sclerodoris Eliot, 1904
See also Dorididae, also known as Sea lemon.
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http://www.helsinki.fi/~mhaaramo/metazoa/protostoma/mollusca/Gastropoda/Opisthobranchia/Discodorididae.htm Dayrat B. & Gosliner T. M. (2005). "Species names and metaphyly: a case study in Discodorididae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Euthyneura, Nudibranchia, Doridina)". Zoologica Scripta 34: 199-224. . Valdés Á. (2002). A phylogenetic analysis and systematic revision of the cryptobranch dorids (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Anthobranchia). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 136: 535-636 Dayrat B. 2010. A monographic revision of discodorid sea slugs (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia, Nudibranchia, Doridina). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4, vol. 61, suppl. I, 1-403, 382 figs.