| Platydoris | |
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| Platydoris argo | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Platydoris Bergh, 1877[1] |
| Type species | |
| Doris argo Linnaeus, 1767
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Platydoris is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.[2] 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.[3][4]
- ^ Bergh, L. S. R., 1877. Kritische Untersuchung der Ehrenberg'schen Doriden. Deutsche Malakozoologische Gesellschaft Jahrbücher. 4:45-76, Platydoris, page 73.
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Platydoris Bergh, 1877. Accessed on 2018-11-16.
- ^ Dorgan K.M., Valdés Á. & Gosliner T.M. (2002). Phylogenetic systematics of the genus Platydoris (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Doridoidea) with descriptions of six new species. Zoologica Scripta 31 (3): 271–319
- ^ Valdés Á. (2002). A phylogenetic analysis and systematic revision of the cryptobranch dorids (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Anthobranchia). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 136: 535-636