| Doridoxidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Doridoxoidea Bergh, 1899 |
| Family: | Doridoxidae Bergh, 1899[1] |
| Type species | |
| Doridoxa ingolfiana | |
| Genera | |
Doridoxa Bergh, 1899 | |
Doridoxidae, commonly known asdoridoxidnudibranchs, are a small, enigmatictaxonomic family of shell-lesssea slugs,marinegastropodmolluscs in the cladeCladobranchia within the cladeNudibranchia.[2]
Doridoxidae is currently the only family in the superfamilyDoridoxoidea, within the cladePseudoeuctenidiacea (= Doridoxida). Molecular evidence shows that it groups with the generaDoridomorpha andHeterodoris and the familyArminidae and close toTritoniidae.[3]
The family Doridoxidae is a small family with only one genusDoridoxa and two species:[4]
Species brought into synonymy: