original description(ofDoris maccarthyi Kelaart, 1858)Kelaart E.F. (1858). Description of new and little known species of Ceylon nudibranchiate molluscs, and zoophytes. <em>Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society.</em> 3 (9): 84-139. [May 1858]., available online athttps://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43940429 page(s): 93. [details]