Peltodoris

Peltodoris is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Discodorididae.^[2][3]

Peltodoris
Peltodoris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Family:	Discodorididae
Genus:	Peltodoris Bergh, 1880[1]
Type species
Peltodoris atromaculata Bergh, 1880
Synonyms
Montereina MacFarland, 1905 Phialodoris Bergh, 1890

This genus differs from Discodoris by its lack of labial armature.^[4] It feeds on sponges, favouring two genera.^[5]

And some of these species, such as Peltodoris nobilis, give off a strong lemony scent when rubbed vigorously.^[6]

Species

Species in the genus Peltodoris include:^[7][8][9]

• Peltodoris atromaculata Bergh, 1880
• Peltodoris aurea Eliot, 1903
• Peltodoris carolynae Mulliner & Sphon, 1974
• Peltodoris lancei Millen & Bertsch, 2000
• Peltodoris lentiginosa (Millen, 1982)
• Peltodoris lippa Valdés, 2001
• Peltodoris marmorata Bergh, 1898
• Peltodoris mullineri Millen & Bertsch, 2000
• Peltodoris murrea (Abraham, 1877)
• Peltodoris nobilis MacFarland, 1905
• Peltodoris punctifera (Abraham, 1877)
• Peltodoris rosae Valdés & Bertsch, 2010
• Peltodoris rubra Bergh, 1905
• Peltodoris temarensis Edmunds, 2011

Species brought into synonymy

• Peltodoris crucis (Mörch, 1863) sensu Bergh, 1880: synonym of Tayuva lilacina (Gould, 1852)
• Peltodoris fellowsi Kay & Young, 1969: synonym of Hiatodoris fellowsi (Kay & Young, 1969)
• Peltodoris greeleyi MacFarland, 1909: synonym of Montereina greeleyi (MacFarland, 1909), synonym of Diaulula greeleyi (MacFarland, 1909) (original combination)
• Peltodoris hummelincki Marcus & Marcus, 1963: synonym of Tayuva lilacina (Gould, 1852)
• Peltodoris mauritiana Bergh, 1889 synonym of Peltodoris murrea (Abraham, 1877)
• Peltodoris nayarita Ortea & Llera, 1981: synonym of Montereina greeleyi (MacFarland, 1909), synonym of Diaulula greeleyi (MacFarland, 1909) (original combination)
• Peltodoris sauvagei Rochebrune, 1881: synonym of Discodoris sauvagei (Rochebrune, 1881)
• Peltodoris variolata (d'Orbigny, 1837): synonym of Diaulula variolata (d'Orbigny, 1837)

Nomen dubium

• Peltodoris angulata Eliot, 1903 (nomen dubium)
• Peltodoris noumeae Risbec, 1937 (nomen dubium)