Genus

Acanthodoris

Acanthodoris rhodoceras. Photo: (c) Robin Gwen Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Acanthodoris is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Onchidorididae. The genus is believed to have originated in the Atlantic Ocean in the Cretaceous period and spread to the Pacific Ocean. The relationships of Acanthodoris to the other genera in the family Onchidorididae were evaluated by molecular phylogeny in 2015.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Mollusca (Molluscs)
    - Class: Gastropoda (Gastropods)
      - Subclass: Heterobranchia (Heterobranchs)
        Infraclass: Euthyneura
        Subterclass: Ringipleura
        Superorder: Nudipleura
        Order: Nudibranchia (Nudibranchs)
        Suborder: Doridina
        Infraorder: Doridoidei
        Superfamily: Onchidoridoidea
        Family: Onchidorididae
        Genus: Acanthodoris
        Species: Acanthodoris nanaimoensis (Nanaimo dorid)
        Species: Acanthodoris lutea (Sandalwood dorid)
        Species: Acanthodoris hudsoni (Hudson’s horned dorid)
        Species: Acanthodoris rhodoceras (Black and white dorid)

Subtaxa

Species: Acanthodoris nanaimoensis (Nanaimo dorid)

Species: Acanthodoris lutea (Sandalwood dorid)

Species: Acanthodoris hudsoni (Hudson’s horned dorid)

Species: Acanthodoris rhodoceras (Black and white dorid)

Where in Humboldt

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