WoRMS name details
Glossodoris atromarginata (Cuvier, 1804)
214507 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:214507)
unaccepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Doris atromarginata Cuvier, 1804) Cuvier, G. L. (1804). Mémoire sur le genre Doris. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. 4: 447-473., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48539720
page(s): 473, pl. 2 fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 473, pl. 2 fig. 5 [details]
Description Up to 5 cm long. Western Indian Ocean specimens tend to be olive-green, although geographical colour variations exist. The...
Description Up to 5 cm long. Western Indian Ocean specimens tend to be olive-green, although geographical colour variations exist. The central area is darker, densely speckled with white. There is a marginal opaque-white band and the edge is deep bluish-black. Habitat: divers, among shallow coral reefs, often in the eulittoral zone. Distribution: W Indian Ocean, Red Sea to W Pacific Ocean. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Glossodoris atromarginata (Cuvier, 1804). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=214507 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Doris atromarginata Cuvier, 1804) Cuvier, G. L. (1804). Mémoire sur le genre Doris. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. 4: 447-473., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48539720
page(s): 473, pl. 2 fig. 5 [details]
basis of record Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 473, pl. 2 fig. 5 [details]
basis of record Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Rudman, W. B. (1984). The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 81(2): 115-273.
page(s): 117, 149 [details]
additional source Gosliner, T. M.; Behrens, D. W.; Valdés, Á. (2008). Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna. Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington. 426, pp.
page(s): 233 [details]
additional source Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN: 978-3-939767-06-0
page(s): 192 [details]
additional source Rudman, W. B.; Darvell, B. W. (1990). Opisthobranch molluscs of Hong Kong: Part 1. Goniodorididae, Onchidorididae, Triophidae, Gymnodorididae, Chromodorididae (Nudibranchia). Asian Marine Biology. 7: 31-79.
page(s): 64 [details]
additional source Rudman, W. B. (1990). The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: further species of Glossodoris, Thorunna and the Chromodoris aureomarginata colour group. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 100: 263-326.
page(s): 272 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Gosliner, T. (1987). Nudibranchs of Southern Africa: A Guide to Opisthobranch Molluscs of Southern Africa. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California.
page(s): 83. [details]
additional source Baba, K. (1988). Comparative study on two species of Glossodoris from Japan (Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae). Venus, Japanese Journal of Malacology. 47(3): 158-166. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 117, 149 [details]
additional source Gosliner, T. M.; Behrens, D. W.; Valdés, Á. (2008). Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna. Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington. 426, pp.
page(s): 233 [details]
additional source Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN: 978-3-939767-06-0
page(s): 192 [details]
additional source Rudman, W. B.; Darvell, B. W. (1990). Opisthobranch molluscs of Hong Kong: Part 1. Goniodorididae, Onchidorididae, Triophidae, Gymnodorididae, Chromodorididae (Nudibranchia). Asian Marine Biology. 7: 31-79.
page(s): 64 [details]
additional source Rudman, W. B. (1990). The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: further species of Glossodoris, Thorunna and the Chromodoris aureomarginata colour group. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 100: 263-326.
page(s): 272 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Gosliner, T. (1987). Nudibranchs of Southern Africa: A Guide to Opisthobranch Molluscs of Southern Africa. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California.
page(s): 83. [details]
additional source Baba, K. (1988). Comparative study on two species of Glossodoris from Japan (Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae). Venus, Japanese Journal of Malacology. 47(3): 158-166. [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
- From editor or global species database
- South Africa
Unreviewed
Description Up to 5 cm long. Western Indian Ocean specimens tend to be olive-green, although geographical colour variations exist. The central area is darker, densely speckled with white. There is a marginal opaque-white band and the edge is deep bluish-black. Habitat: divers, among shallow coral reefs, often in the eulittoral zone. Distribution: W Indian Ocean, Red Sea to W Pacific Ocean. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | キイロウミウシ | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Nudibranch)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (sea slug)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 35 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org) Note: Down images: same photos as in Rudman (1986b).
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Nudibranch)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (sea slug)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 35 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org) Note: Down images: same photos as in Rudman (1986b).
