Dotidae
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Dotidae is a family of nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs or sea slugs, in the superfamily Dendronotoidea.
Dotidae is a family of nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs or sea slugs, in the superfamily Dendronotoidea. ==Description== (Original description) Tentacles sheathed at the base and retractile; gills fusiform in shape, positioned along the sides of the back. ==Genera== The following genera are recognised in the family Dendronotidae: Caecinella Bergh, 1870 Doto Oken, 1815 Kabeiro Shipman & Gosliner, 2015 Miesea Marcus, 1961 Synonyms: Bornellopsis O'Donoghue, 1929 : synonym of Doto Oken, 1815 Dotilla Bergh, 1879 :synonym of Doto Oken, 1815 (invalid: junior homonym of Dotilla Stimpson, 1858; Iduliella is a replacement name) Dotona Iredale, 1918 : ssynonym of Doto Oken, 1815 (invalid: junior homonym of Dotona Carter, 1880) Subfamily Embletoniinae Pruvot-Fol, 1954 : synonym of Embletoniidae Pruvot-Fol, 1954 (superseded rank) Gellina J. E. Gray, 1850 :synonym of Doto Oken, 1815 (junior subjective synonym) Idalia Leach, 1847 : synonym of Doto Oken, 1815 (junior subjective synonym) Idulia Leach, 1852 : synonym of Doto Oken, 1815 (misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, error for Idalia Leach, 1847) Iduliella Thiele, 1931 : synonym of Doto Oken, 1815 (junior subjective synonym) Timorella Bergh, 1905 : synonym of Doto Oken, 1815 ==Distribution== This family occurs worldwide in cold and warm seas. ==References== ==External links== SeaSlugForum overall list Photos of Dotidae
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