original description
(of Doris nigra W. Stimpson, 1855) Stimpson, W. (1855). Descriptions of some of the new Marine Invertebrata from the Chinese and Japanese Seas. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 7(10): 375-384., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26299600
page(s): 380 [details]
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(of Dendrodoris melaena 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 [details]
original description
(of Actinodoris australis 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): 49, Plate 4, Figure 8 [details]
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(of Doris debilis Pease, 1871) Pease, W. H. (1871). Descriptions of new species of nudibranchiate Mollusca inhabiting Polynesia. Nº2. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 7(1): 11-19., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15918145 [details]
original description
(of Doris sordida Pease, 1871) Pease, W. H. (1871). Descriptions of new species of nudibranchiate Mollusca inhabiting Polynesia. Nº2. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 7(1): 11-19., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15918145 [details]
original description
(of Doris rubrilineata Pease, 1871) Pease, W. H. (1871). Descriptions of new species of nudibranchiate Mollusca inhabiting Polynesia. Nº2. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 7(1): 11-19., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15918145 [details]
original description
(of Doris atroviridis Kelaart, 1858) Kelaart E.F. (1858). Description of new and little known species of Ceylon nudibranchiate molluscs, and zoophytes. <em>Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society.</em> 3 (9): 84-139. [May 1858]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43940429 [details]
original description
(of Hexabranchus nebulosus Pease, 1860) Pease, W. H. (1860). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the Sandwich Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 28: 18-36; 141-148., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12866516 [details]
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(of Doris mariei Crosse, 1875) Crosse, H. (1875). Description de nudibranches inédits, provenant de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, avec le catalogue des espèces actuellement connues. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 23: 305-322., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15674851
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original description
(of Goniodoris montrouzieri Crosse, 1875) Crosse, H. (1875). Description de nudibranches inédits, provenant de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, avec le catalogue des espèces actuellement connues. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 23: 305-322., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15674851 [details]
original description
(of Doridopsis australiensis 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 [details]
original description
(of Doriopsis nigra var. coerulea Bergh, 1880) Bergh, L. S. R. (1880). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der japanischen Nudibranchien. I. <em>Verhandlungen der Kaiserliche-Königliche Zoologisch-Botanisch Gesellschaft in Wien.</em> 30: 155-200, pls 1-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16396434 [details]
original description
(of Doriopsis nigra var. nigerrima Bergh, 1888) Bergh, L. S. R. (1888-1889). Malakologische Untersuchungen. Nudibranchien vom Meere der Insel Mauritius. <em>In: Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen von Dr. C. Semper, vol. 2.</em> part 3, pp. 755-872, pl. 77-84. [pp. 755-814, pl. 77-81, August 2, 1888; pp. 815-872, pl. 82-84, March 27, 1889, according to Winckworth, 1946]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14376225 [details]
original description
(of Doriopsis nigra var. luteopunctata Bergh, 1905) Bergh, L. S. R. (1905). Die Opisthobranchiata der Siboga-expedition. <em>Siboga-Expeditie.</em> 50: 1-248, pls 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11650714 [details]
original description
(of Doridopsis mollis Risbec, 1928) Risbec, J. (1928). Contribution à l'étude des nudibranches néo-calédoniens. <em>Faune des Colonies Françaises.</em> 2: 1-328 [incl. figs 1-98, pls 1-12, maps].
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original description
(of Doriopsis nigra var. brunnea Bergh, 1890) Bergh, L. S. R. (1890). Die Nudibranchien des “Sunda-Meeres”. Malacologische Untersuchungen. <em>In: Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen von Dr. Carl Gottfried Semper. Zweiter Theil. Wissenschaftliche Resultate.</em> Band 2, Theil 3, Heft 17, pp. 873-992, pls. 85-89., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14376343 [details]
original description
(of Doridopsis macfarlandi Ostergaard, 1955) Ostergaard, J. M. (1955). Some Opisthobranchiate Mollusca from Hawaii. <em>Pacific Science.</em> 9(2): 110-136, pls 1-2., available online at https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/8849/1/vol9n2-110-136.pdf [details]
context source (Introduced species)
Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors [request]
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
Brodie, G. D.; Willan, R. C.; Collins, J. D. (1997). Taxonomy and occurrence of <i>Dendrodoris nigra</i> and <i>Dendrodoris fumata</i> (Nudibranchia: Dendrodorididae) in the Indo-West Pacific region. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 63 (4): 407-423., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/63.3.407 [details]
additional source
Gosliner, T. (1987). Nudibranchs of Southern Africa: A Guide to Opisthobranch Molluscs of Southern Africa. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California.
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Galil, B. (2007). Seeing Red: Alien species along the Mediterranean coast of Israel. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 2(4): 281-312., available online at https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2007.2.4.2 [details]
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Burn, R. F. (2006). A checklist and bibliography of the Opisthobranchia (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Victoria and the Bass Strait area, south-eastern Australia. <em>Museum Victoria Science Reports.</em> 10:1–42., available online at http://researchdata.museum.vic.gov.au/marine/burn_2006.pdf [details]
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From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]From other sources
Description Up to 7 cm long. Black, sometimes with cream or white spots, the rhinophores with an elongated white knob at the tip. The edge of the mantle is frilly, the rest of the body very soft and slimy. Habitat: eulittoral zone under rocks and boulders on coral rubble, gravel, algal beds or shelly sand in sheltered bays. Distribution: W Indian Ocean, Red Sea to W Pacific Ocean; tropical Indo-Pacific in Kalk (1958). [details]