WoRMS taxon details
Hexabranchus Ehrenberg, 1828
206859 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206859)
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Genus
Hexabranchus praetextus Ehrenberg, 1828 accepted as Hexabranchus sanguineus (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830) (type by monotypy)
Aethedoris Abraham, 1877 · unaccepted
Albania Collingwood, 1881 · unaccepted
Caribranchus Ortea, Caballer & Moro, 2003 · unaccepted
Doris (Rhacodoris) Mörch, 1863 · unaccepted
Heptabranchus A. Adams, 1848 · unaccepted
- Species Hexabranchus aureomarginatus Ostergaard, 1955
- Species Hexabranchus giganteus Tibiriçá, Pola & Cervera, 2023
- Species Hexabranchus lacer (Cuvier, 1804)
- Species Hexabranchus morsomus Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1962
- Species Hexabranchus sandwichensis J. E. Gray, 1850
- Species Hexabranchus sanguineus (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830)
- Species Hexabranchus adamsii Gray, 1850 accepted as Hexabranchus lacer (Cuvier, 1804)
- Species Hexabranchus anaiteus Bergh, 1878 accepted as Hexabranchus lacer (Cuvier, 1804)
- Species Hexabranchus cardinalis (A. Gould, 1852) accepted as Hexabranchus sandwichensis J. E. Gray, 1850 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Hexabranchus faustus Bergh, 1878 accepted as Hexabranchus lacer (Cuvier, 1804)
- Species Hexabranchus gloriosus (Kelaart, 1858) accepted as Hexabranchus lacer (Cuvier, 1804) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Hexabranchus laciniatus [sic] accepted as Hexabranchus lacer (Cuvier, 1804) (incorrect subsequent spelling of species epithet)
- Species Hexabranchus marginatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) accepted as Hexabranchus lacer (Cuvier, 1804)
- Species Hexabranchus nebulosus Pease, 1860 accepted as Dendrodoris nigra (W. Stimpson, 1855)
- Species Hexabranchus orbicularis Abraham, 1877 accepted as Hexabranchus lacer (Cuvier, 1804)
- Species Hexabranchus petersi Bergh, 1878 accepted as Hexabranchus sanguineus (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Hexabranchus plicatus Hägg, 1901 accepted as Hexabranchus sanguineus (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830)
- Species Hexabranchus praetextus Ehrenberg, 1828 accepted as Hexabranchus sanguineus (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830) (Declared nomen oblitum under Art. 23.9)
- Species Hexabranchus pulchellus Pease, 1860 accepted as Hexabranchus sandwichensis J. E. Gray, 1850
- Species Hexabranchus punctatus Bergh, 1905 accepted as Hexabranchus lacer (Cuvier, 1804) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Hexabranchus sanguinolentus A. Adams, 1848 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Hexabranchus suezensis Abraham, 1876 accepted as Hexabranchus sanguineus (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830)
- Species Hexabranchus sumptuosa (A. Gould, 1852) accepted as Hexabranchus lacer (Cuvier, 1804) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Hexabranchus superba (A. Gould, 1852) accepted as Hexabranchus lacer (Cuvier, 1804) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Hexabranchus tinkeri Ostergaard, 1955 accepted as Hexabranchus sandwichensis J. E. Gray, 1850
- Species Hexabranchus aneiteumensis Abraham, 1877 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Hexabranchus digitatus Eliot, 1906 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Hexabranchus imperialis (Kent, 1897) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Hexabranchus mauritiensis Abraham, 1877 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Hexabranchus notatus Bergh, 1878 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Hexabranchus pellucidulus Abraham, 1876 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine
Ehrenberg, C. G. (1828-1831). Animalia evertebrata exclusis Insectis. Series prima. In: F. G. Hemprich & C. G. Ehrenberg, <i>Symbolae physicae, seu icones et descriptiones Mammalium, Avium, Insectorum et animalia evertebra, quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam occidentalem studio nova aut illustrata redierunt</i>. 126 pp. (1831), 10 pls (1828)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48517135
page(s): Mollusca I, fig. 1; note: Name on legend of plate. Description by Ehrenberg, 1831, Ibid., Animalia Mollusca: folio h [page 2]. [details]
page(s): Mollusca I, fig. 1; note: Name on legend of plate. Description by Ehrenberg, 1831, Ibid., Animalia Mollusca: folio h [page 2]. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Hexabranchus Ehrenberg, 1828. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206859 on 2024-08-25
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original description
Ehrenberg, C. G. (1828-1831). Animalia evertebrata exclusis Insectis. Series prima. In: F. G. Hemprich & C. G. Ehrenberg, <i>Symbolae physicae, seu icones et descriptiones Mammalium, Avium, Insectorum et animalia evertebra, quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam occidentalem studio nova aut illustrata redierunt</i>. 126 pp. (1831), 10 pls (1828)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48517135
page(s): Mollusca I, fig. 1; note: Name on legend of plate. Description by Ehrenberg, 1831, Ibid., Animalia Mollusca: folio h [page 2]. [details]
original description (of Albania Collingwood, 1881) Collingwood, C. (1881). On some new species of nudibranchiate Mollusca from the eastern seas. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology, series 2.</em> 2(2):123-140, pls. 9-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8599953
page(s): 132 [details]
original description (of Heptabranchus A. Adams, 1848) Adams, A. (1847). Notes from a journal of research into the natural history of the countries visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir E. Belcher, C.B. <em>In: E. Belcher. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, During the Years 1843-46; Empployed Surveying the Islands of the Eastern Archipelago; Accompanied by a Brief Vocabulary of the Principal Languages. Volume II. Reeve, Benham, and Reeve: London.</em> pp. 223-532., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21979991
page(s): 494. [details]
original description (of Doris (Rhacodoris) Mörch, 1863) Mörch, O. A. L. (1863). Contributions la faune malacologique des Antilles danoises. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 11(1): 21-43., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15338052
page(s): 34 [details]
original description (of Aethedoris Abraham, 1877) Abraham, P. S. (1877). Revision of the anthobranchiate nudibranchiate Mollusca with descriptions or notices of forty-one hitherto undescribed species. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1877: 196-269, pl. 28-30 [August]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28510784
page(s): 237 [details]
original description (of Caribranchus Ortea, Caballer & Moro, 2003) Ortea, J., Caballer, M. & Moro, L. (2003). Descripción de los individuos jovenes de <i>Hexabranchus mormosus</i> Marcus & Marcus, 1962 (Mollusca, Nudibranchia) con algunas consideraciones sobre la sistemática de la familia Hexabranchiadae. <em>Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias.</em> 14(3-4): 193-200., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42344373
page(s): 197 [details]
taxonomy source Tibiriçá, Y.; Pola, M.; Pittman, C.; Gosliner, T. M.; Malaquias, M. A.; Cervera, J. L. (2023). A Spanish dancer? No! A troupe of dancers: a review of the family Hexabranchidae Bergh, 1891 (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia, Nudibranchia). <em>Organisms Diversity & Evolution.</em> 23: 697-742., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-023-00611-0 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Valdés Á. (2002). A phylogenetic analysis and systematic revision of the cryptobranch dorids (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Anthobranchia). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 136: 535-636.
page(s): 560-565 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Abraham, P. S. (1876). Notes on some genera of nudibranchiate Mollusca, with notices of a new genus and some hitherto undescribed species, in the collection of the British Museum. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 18: 132-146., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15925135/#page/146/mode/1up
page(s): 134-135 [details]
additional source Valdés Á. (2002). How many species of <i>Hexabranchus</i> (Opisthobranchia: Dorididae) are there ?. <em>Molluscan Research.</em> 22(3): 289-301., available online at http://www.publish.csiro.au/?act=view_file&file_id=MR02012.pdf [details] Available for editors
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page(s): Mollusca I, fig. 1; note: Name on legend of plate. Description by Ehrenberg, 1831, Ibid., Animalia Mollusca: folio h [page 2]. [details]
original description (of Albania Collingwood, 1881) Collingwood, C. (1881). On some new species of nudibranchiate Mollusca from the eastern seas. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology, series 2.</em> 2(2):123-140, pls. 9-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8599953
page(s): 132 [details]
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original description (of Heptabranchus A. Adams, 1848) Adams, A. (1847). Notes from a journal of research into the natural history of the countries visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir E. Belcher, C.B. <em>In: E. Belcher. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, During the Years 1843-46; Empployed Surveying the Islands of the Eastern Archipelago; Accompanied by a Brief Vocabulary of the Principal Languages. Volume II. Reeve, Benham, and Reeve: London.</em> pp. 223-532., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21979991
page(s): 494. [details]
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original description (of Doris (Rhacodoris) Mörch, 1863) Mörch, O. A. L. (1863). Contributions la faune malacologique des Antilles danoises. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 11(1): 21-43., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15338052
page(s): 34 [details]
original description (of Aethedoris Abraham, 1877) Abraham, P. S. (1877). Revision of the anthobranchiate nudibranchiate Mollusca with descriptions or notices of forty-one hitherto undescribed species. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1877: 196-269, pl. 28-30 [August]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28510784
page(s): 237 [details]
original description (of Caribranchus Ortea, Caballer & Moro, 2003) Ortea, J., Caballer, M. & Moro, L. (2003). Descripción de los individuos jovenes de <i>Hexabranchus mormosus</i> Marcus & Marcus, 1962 (Mollusca, Nudibranchia) con algunas consideraciones sobre la sistemática de la familia Hexabranchiadae. <em>Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias.</em> 14(3-4): 193-200., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42344373
page(s): 197 [details]
taxonomy source Tibiriçá, Y.; Pola, M.; Pittman, C.; Gosliner, T. M.; Malaquias, M. A.; Cervera, J. L. (2023). A Spanish dancer? No! A troupe of dancers: a review of the family Hexabranchidae Bergh, 1891 (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia, Nudibranchia). <em>Organisms Diversity & Evolution.</em> 23: 697-742., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-023-00611-0 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Valdés Á. (2002). A phylogenetic analysis and systematic revision of the cryptobranch dorids (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Anthobranchia). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 136: 535-636.
page(s): 560-565 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Abraham, P. S. (1876). Notes on some genera of nudibranchiate Mollusca, with notices of a new genus and some hitherto undescribed species, in the collection of the British Museum. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 18: 132-146., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15925135/#page/146/mode/1up
page(s): 134-135 [details]
additional source Valdés Á. (2002). How many species of <i>Hexabranchus</i> (Opisthobranchia: Dorididae) are there ?. <em>Molluscan Research.</em> 22(3): 289-301., available online at http://www.publish.csiro.au/?act=view_file&file_id=MR02012.pdf [details] Available for editors
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