Discodorididae
Discodorididae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea.
Species in this family belong to the cryptobranch dorid nudibranchs, i.e. they are able to retract their gills into a gill pocket. 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, 1904Aporodoris Ihering, 1886Asteronotus Ehrenberg, 1831Atagema Gray, 1850Baptodoris Bergh, 1884 Carminodoris Bergh, 1889 Diaulula Bergh, 1878Dictyodoris Bergh, 1880Discodoris Bergh, 1877 - the type genusGargamella Bergh, 1894Geitodoris Bergh, 1892 Gravieria Vayssiere, 1912Halgerda Bergh, 1880Hiatodoris Dayrat, 2010Hoplodoris Bergh, 1880 - synonym: Carminodoris Bergh, 1889Jorunna Bergh, 1876 Nirva Bergh, 1905Nophodoris Valdés & Gosliner, 2001Paradoris Ortea, 1995 Peltodoris Bergh, 1880Platydoris Bergh, 1877 Rostanga Bergh, 1879 Sclerodoris Eliot, 1904Sebadoris Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1960Taringa Er. Marcus, 1955Tayuva Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1967Thordisa Bergh, 1877 Thorybopus Bouchet, 1977;Genera brought into synonymy:Adura : synonym of Audura Bergh, 1878: synonym of Jorunna Bergh, 1876Anisodoris Bergh, 1898: synonym of Diaulula Bergh, 1878Ansiodoris : synonym of Anisodoris Bergh, 1898: synonym of Diaulula Bergh, 1878Argus Bohadsch, 1761: synonym of Platydoris Bergh, 1877Audura Bergh, 1878 : synonym of Jorunna Bergh, 1876Awuka Er. Marcus, 1955 : synonym of Jorunna Bergh, 1876Boreodoris Odhner, 1939 : synonym of Rostanga Bergh, 1879Carryodoris Vayssière, 1919: synonym of Geitodoris Bergh, 1891Centrodoris P. Fischer, 1883 : synonym of Kentrodoris Bergh, 1874Discodorididae aliciae Dayrat, 2005: synonym of “Montereina” aliciae Erythrodoris Pruvot-Fol, 1933: synonym of Discodoris Bergh, 1877Fracassa Bergh, 1878: synonym of Discodoris Bergh, 1877Glossodoridiformia O'Donoghue, 1927: synonym of Atagema Gray, 1850Kentrodoris Bergh, 1874 : synonym of Jorunna Bergh, 1876Montereina MacFarland, 1905: synonym of Peltodoris Bergh, 1880Otinodoris White, 1948 : synonym of Asteronotus Ehrenberg, 1831Peronodoris Bergh, 1904: synonym of Sclerodoris Eliot, 1904Petelodoris Bergh, 1882: synonym of Atagema Gray, 1850Phialodoris Bergh, 1890 : synonym of Peltodoris Bergh, 1880Phlegmodoris Bergh, 1878: synonym of Atagema Gray, 1850Pupsikus Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970: synonym of Thordisa Bergh, 1877Trippa |Trippa Bergh, 1877 : synonym of Atagema Gray, 1850Tumbia Burn, 1962: synonym of Sclerodoris Eliot, 1904