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Dendrodoris krusensternii (J. E. Gray, 1850)
550448 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:550448)
accepted
Species
Actinodoris krusensternii J. E. Gray, 1850 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Dendrodoris clavulata (Alder & Hancock, 1864) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dendrodoris denisoni (Angas, 1864) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dendrodoris gemmacea (Alder & Hancock, 1864) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dendrodoris gunnamatta J. K. Allan, 1932 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Doridopsis clavulata Alder & Hancock, 1864 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Doridopsis gemmacea Alder & Hancock, 1864 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Doris denisoni Angas, 1864 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Actinodoris krusensternii J. E. Gray, 1850) Gray, J. E. (1850). [text]. In: Gray, M. E., <i>Figures of molluscous animals, selected from various authors</i>. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London. Vol. 4, iv + 219 pp. (August) [Frontispiece (portrait of Mrs. Gray); pp. ii–iv (preface); 1–62 (explanation of plates 1–312 in Volumes 1–3); pp. 63–124 (systematic arrangement of figures); 127–219 (reprint of Gray 1847). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11632090
page(s): 102, pl. 230 fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 102, pl. 230 fig. 5 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Dendrodoris krusensternii (J. E. Gray, 1850). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=550448 on 2025-09-10
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original description
(of Dendrodoris gunnamatta J. K. Allan, 1932) Allan, J.K. (1932). Australian nudibranchs. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 7(2): 87-105, pls 4-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38708706
page(s): 97, pl. 5 figs 4-7 [details]
original description (of Doridopsis gemmacea Alder & Hancock, 1864) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1864). Notice of a collection of nudibranchiate Mollusca made in India by Walter Elliot Esq. with descriptions of several new genera and species. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 5: 113-147., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28909400
page(s): 126-127, Plate 31, Figures 4-7 [details]
original description (of Doridopsis clavulata Alder & Hancock, 1864) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1864). Notice of a collection of nudibranchiate Mollusca made in India by Walter Elliot Esq. with descriptions of several new genera and species. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 5: 113-147., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28909400
page(s): 127, Plate 31, Figures 10-12 [details]
original description (of Doris denisoni Angas, 1864) Angas, G.F. (1864). Description d'espèces nouvelles appartenant à plusieurs genres de mollusques nudibranches des environs de Port-Jackson (Nouvelle-Galles du Sud), accompagnée de dessins faits d'après nature. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 12(1): 43-70., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16055237
page(s): 45-46, Plate 4, Figure 2 [details]
original description (of Actinodoris krusensternii J. E. Gray, 1850) Gray, J. E. (1850). [text]. In: Gray, M. E., <i>Figures of molluscous animals, selected from various authors</i>. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London. Vol. 4, iv + 219 pp. (August) [Frontispiece (portrait of Mrs. Gray); pp. ii–iv (preface); 1–62 (explanation of plates 1–312 in Volumes 1–3); pp. 63–124 (systematic arrangement of figures); 127–219 (reprint of Gray 1847). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11632090
page(s): 102, pl. 230 fig. 5 [details]
context source (HKRMS) Orr J. (1980). Annotated checklist of Hong Kong nudibranchs. In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the first International workshop on the malacofaunal of Hong Kong and Southern China. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. pp 109-117. [details]
basis of record Valdes A.V. & Fahey S.J. (2006). Dorid nudibranchs described by J.E. Gray in M.E. Gray, 1842-1857 (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia). <em>Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement.</em> 69(1): 95-102., available online at https://doi.org/10.18195/issn.0313-122x.69.2006.095-102
page(s): 97-99 [details]
basis of record Nimbs, M.J. & Smith, S.D.A. (2021). Genetic evidence confirms that the porostomate nudibranch <i>Dendrodoris gunnamatta</i> Allan, 1932 is a morphotype of <i>Dendrodoris krusensternii</i> (Gray, 1850) (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia). <em>Taxonomy.</em> 1(2): 152-159., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy1020012 [details]
additional source Tilesius W.G. (1810). Über die Seeblasen... In Reise um die Welt in den Jahren 1803, 1804, 1805 und 1806 unter dem Commando des Capitains von der Kaiserlichen Marine. A. J. von Krusenstern. Atlas Zool., pl. 23, figs. 1 - 6. 3: 1 - 108. [details]
page(s): 97, pl. 5 figs 4-7 [details]
original description (of Doridopsis gemmacea Alder & Hancock, 1864) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1864). Notice of a collection of nudibranchiate Mollusca made in India by Walter Elliot Esq. with descriptions of several new genera and species. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 5: 113-147., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28909400
page(s): 126-127, Plate 31, Figures 4-7 [details]
original description (of Doridopsis clavulata Alder & Hancock, 1864) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1864). Notice of a collection of nudibranchiate Mollusca made in India by Walter Elliot Esq. with descriptions of several new genera and species. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 5: 113-147., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28909400
page(s): 127, Plate 31, Figures 10-12 [details]
original description (of Doris denisoni Angas, 1864) Angas, G.F. (1864). Description d'espèces nouvelles appartenant à plusieurs genres de mollusques nudibranches des environs de Port-Jackson (Nouvelle-Galles du Sud), accompagnée de dessins faits d'après nature. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 12(1): 43-70., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16055237
page(s): 45-46, Plate 4, Figure 2 [details]
original description (of Actinodoris krusensternii J. E. Gray, 1850) Gray, J. E. (1850). [text]. In: Gray, M. E., <i>Figures of molluscous animals, selected from various authors</i>. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London. Vol. 4, iv + 219 pp. (August) [Frontispiece (portrait of Mrs. Gray); pp. ii–iv (preface); 1–62 (explanation of plates 1–312 in Volumes 1–3); pp. 63–124 (systematic arrangement of figures); 127–219 (reprint of Gray 1847). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11632090
page(s): 102, pl. 230 fig. 5 [details]
context source (HKRMS) Orr J. (1980). Annotated checklist of Hong Kong nudibranchs. In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the first International workshop on the malacofaunal of Hong Kong and Southern China. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. pp 109-117. [details]
basis of record Valdes A.V. & Fahey S.J. (2006). Dorid nudibranchs described by J.E. Gray in M.E. Gray, 1842-1857 (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia). <em>Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement.</em> 69(1): 95-102., available online at https://doi.org/10.18195/issn.0313-122x.69.2006.095-102
page(s): 97-99 [details]
basis of record Nimbs, M.J. & Smith, S.D.A. (2021). Genetic evidence confirms that the porostomate nudibranch <i>Dendrodoris gunnamatta</i> Allan, 1932 is a morphotype of <i>Dendrodoris krusensternii</i> (Gray, 1850) (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia). <em>Taxonomy.</em> 1(2): 152-159., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy1020012 [details]
additional source Tilesius W.G. (1810). Über die Seeblasen... In Reise um die Welt in den Jahren 1803, 1804, 1805 und 1806 unter dem Commando des Capitains von der Kaiserlichen Marine. A. J. von Krusenstern. Atlas Zool., pl. 23, figs. 1 - 6. 3: 1 - 108. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Peacock Sucking Dorid [from synonym] | [details] |
To GB Mollusca Types (Doridopsis clavulata Alder & Hancock, 1854; Syntype(s); NEWHM:2002.H2557) (from synonym Doridopsis clavulata Alder & Hancock, 1864)
To GB Mollusca Types (Doridopsis gemmacea Alder & Hancock, 1864; Syntype(s); NEWHM:2002.H2558) (from synonym Doridopsis gemmacea Alder & Hancock, 1864)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dendrodoris denisoni) (from synonym Dendrodoris denisoni (Angas, 1864))
To GB Mollusca Types (Doridopsis gemmacea Alder & Hancock, 1864; Syntype(s); NEWHM:2002.H2558) (from synonym Doridopsis gemmacea Alder & Hancock, 1864)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dendrodoris denisoni) (from synonym Dendrodoris denisoni (Angas, 1864))
