Doridoxidae

Doridoxidae, commonly known as doridoxid nudibranchs, are a small, enigmatic taxonomic family of shell-less sea slugs, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Cladobranchia within the clade Nudibranchia.

Doridoxidae is currently the only family in the superfamily Doridoxoidea, within the clade Pseudoeuctenidiacea (= Doridoxida). Molecular evidence shows that it groups with the genera Doridomorpha and Heterodoris and the family Arminidae and close to Tritoniidae.

Genera

The family Doridoxidae is a small family with only one genus Doridoxa and two species:

• Doridoxa benthalis <small>Barnard, 1963</small>
• Doridoxa walteri <small>(Krause, 1892)</small>

Species brought into synonymy:

• Doridoxa ingolfiana <small>Bergh, 1899</small> - the type species of Doridoxa; synonym of Doridoxa walteri.

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