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Platydoris
Platydoris is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae. These nudibranchs are large and often brightly coloured, but normally live concealed beneath rocks or loose coral, feeding on sponges. During the night they become more active, searching for new food sources or mates. Many species were described in the 19th century and a revision in 2002 added six new species.
25 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Platydoris argo
speciesPlatydoris argo
Platydoris scabra
speciesPlatydoris scabra
Platydoris sanguinea
speciesPlatydoris sanguinea
Platydoris cinereobranchiata
speciesPlatydoris cinereobranchiata
Platydoris cruenta
speciesPlatydoris cruenta
Platydoris dierythros
speciesPlatydoris dierythros
Beautiful Platydoris
speciesPlatydoris formosa
Leather-backed Platydoris
speciesPlatydoris angustipes
Platydoris ellioti
speciesPlatydoris ellioti
Platydoris sabulosa
speciesPlatydoris sabulosa
Platydoris inornata
speciesPlatydoris inornata
Platydoris inframaculata
speciesPlatydoris inframaculata
Platydoris ocellata
speciesPlatydoris ocellata
Platydoris pulchra
speciesPlatydoris pulchra
Platydoris striata
speciesPlatydoris striata
Platydoris carolynae
speciesPlatydoris carolynae
Guarani Dorid
speciesPlatydoris guarani
Platydoris galbana
speciesPlatydoris galbana
Platydoris rolani
speciesPlatydoris rolani
Platydoris annulata
speciesPlatydoris annulata
Platydoris carinata
speciesPlatydoris carinata
Platydoris spongilla
speciesPlatydoris spongilla
Platydoris esakii
speciesPlatydoris esakii
MacFarland's Dorid
speciesPlatydoris macfarlandi
Platydoris tabulata
speciesPlatydoris tabulata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 50126.