Platydoris
Introduction '''''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.
Species Species in the genus ''Platydoris'' include:* ''Platydoris angustipes'' (Mörch, 1863)* ''Platydoris annulata'' Dorgan, Valdes & Gosliner, 2002 * ''Platydoris argo'' (Linnaeus, 1767) - type species of the genus ''Platydoris''* ''Platydoris carinata'' Risbec, 1928* ''Platydoris carolynae'' Mulliner & Sphon, 1974* ''Platydoris cinereobranchiata'' Dorgan, Valdes & Gosliner, 2002* ''Platydoris cruenta'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)  * ''Platydoris dierythros'' Fahey & Valdés, 2003 * ''Platydoris ellioti'' (Alder & Hancock, 1864)* ''Platydoris esakii'' (Baba, 1936)* ''Platydoris formosa'' (Alder & Hancock, 1864)* ''Platydoris galbana'' Burn, 1958* ''Platydoris guarani'' Lima & Simone, 2018* ''Platydoris inframaculata'' (Abraham, 1877)* ''Platydoris inornata'' Dorgan, Valdes & Gosliner, 2002* ''Platydoris macfarlandi'' Hanna, 1951* ''Platydoris ocellata'' Dorgan, Valdés & Gosliner, 2002* ''Platydoris pulchra'' Eliot, 1904* ''Platydoris rolani'' Dorgan, Valdés & Gosliner, 2002 * ''Platydoris sabulosa'' Dorgan, Valdés & Gosliner, 2002* ''Platydoris sanguinea'' Bergh, 1905* ''Platydoris scabra'' (Cuvier, 1804)* ''Platydoris spongilla'' Risbec, 1928* ''Platydoris striata'' (Kelaart, 1858)* ''Platydoris tabulata'' Abraham, 1877 - nomen dubiumImage:Platydoris angustipes.png|''Platydoris angustipes''Image:Platydoris argo.jpg|''Platydoris argo''Image:Platydoris cruenta.jpg|''Platydoris cruenta''Image:Platydoris cinerobranchiata (5386929538).jpg|''Platydoris cinereobranchiata''Image:Platydoris ellioti.jpg|''Platydoris ellioti'';Species brought into synonymy:* ''Platydoris arrogans'' Bergh, 1877: synonym of ''Platydoris cruenta'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)* ''Platydoris dura'' Pruvot-Fol, 1951: synonym of ''Platydoris argo'' (Linnaeus, 1767)* ''Platydoris eurychlamys'' Bergh, 1877: synonym of ''Platydoris scabra'' (Cuvier, 1804)* ''Platydoris flammulata'' Bergh, 1905: synonym of ''Platydoris angustipes'' (Mörch, 1863)* ''Platydoris immonda'' Risbec, 1928: synonym of ''Doris immonda'' Risbec, 1928* ''Platydoris incerta'' Eliot, 1904: synonym of ''Platydoris pulchra'' Eliot, 1904* ''Platydoris laminea'' Risbec, 1928: synonym of ''Discodoris laminea'' (Risbec, 1928)* ''Platydoris maculata'' Bouchet, 1977 : synonym of ''Baptodoris cinnabarina'' Bergh, 1884* ''Platydoris noumeae'' Risbec, 1928: synonym of ''Platydoris scabra'' (Cuvier, 1804)* ''Platydoris papillata'' Eliot, 1903: synonym of ''Asteronotus raripilosus'' (Abraham, 1877)* ''Platydoris peruviana'' (d'Orbigny, 1837)  synonym of ''Baptodoris peruviana'' (d'Orbigny, 1837)* ''Platydoris philippi'' Bergh, 1877: synonym of ''Platydoris argo'' (Linnaeus, 1767)* ''Platydoris punctatella'' Bergh, 1898: synonym of ''Baptodoris peruviana'' (d'Orbigny, 1837)* ''Platydoris rubra'' White, 1952: synonym of ''Platydoris angustipes'' (Mörch, 1863)* ''Platydoris stomascuta'' Bouchet, 1977: synonym of ''Baptodoris stomascuta'' (Bouchet, 1977)
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