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Anatomical review of Doris verrucosa and redescription of Doris januarii (Gastropoda, Nudibranchia) based on comparative morphology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2015

Patricia O.V. Lima  and
Luiz R.L. Simone
Patricia O.V. Lima*
Affiliation:
Instituto de Biociências da Universidade de São PauloCx. Postal 11451; 05499 São Paulo, SP, Brazil Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Cx. Postal 42494; 04299-970 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Luiz R.L. Simone
Affiliation:
Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Cx. Postal 42494; 04299-970 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: P.O.V. Lima, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Cx. Postal 42494; 04299-970, São Paulo, SP, Brazil emails: patylima84@gmail.com; plima@usp.br
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Abstract

Doris verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 is the type species of Doris, the type genus of Dorididae. Its currently accepted distribution includes the Mediterranean, Eastern (Europe and Africa) and Western Atlantic (Massachusetts, USA to Santa Catarina, Brazil). Until now, papers on the anatomy of this species dealt with restricted characters such as rhinophores, radula and reproductive organs, never comparing specimens from different localities. In this study we have examined the anatomy of species similar to D. verrucosa from the Brazilian coast, and compared them with samples of D. verrucosa from Europe, the type locality. After an extensive complementary anatomical study of the circulatory, excretory, digestive, reproductive and nervous systems, the identity of the Brazilian specimens is clarified, proving that they belong to a different species. To solve the consequent nomenclatural gap, we revalidate Staurodoris januarii Bergh, 1878, described from Brazil, transferred to the genus Doris. The nominal species Doris verrucosa is, therefore, restricted to European waters.

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Doris verrucosaDorididaeanatomyEuropeanBrazilianDoris januarii
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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 95 , Issue 6 , September 2015 , pp. 1203 - 1220
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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