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Discodorididae
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Discodorididae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea.
Species
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNudibranchia
- FamilyDiscodorididae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 144
- With media
- 54
- Family
- Discodorididae
- Collections
- CAS, UAM
- Recorded in
- Philippines, Ecuador, Mexico, Portugal, Bahamas, United States, India, Fiji
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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 (cryptobranch = hidden gills). 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.
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