WoRMS taxon details
Glossodoris erythraea (Ehrenberg, 1831)
558370 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:558370)
accepted
Species
Doris (Glossodoris) erythraea Ehrenberg, 1831 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Ehrenberg, C. G. (1828-1831). Animalia evertebrata exclusis Insectis. Series prima. In: F. G. Hemprich & C. G. Ehrenberg, <i>Symbolae physicae, seu icones et descriptiones Mammalium, Avium, Insectorum et animalia evertebra, quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam occidentalem studio nova aut illustrata redierunt</i>. 126 pp. (1831), 10 pls (1828)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48517135 [details]
(of Doris (Glossodoris) erythraea Ehrenberg, 1831) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1828-1831). Animalia evertebrata exclusis Insectis. Series prima. In: F. G. Hemprich & C. G. Ehrenberg, <i>Symbolae physicae, seu icones et descriptiones Mammalium, Avium, Insectorum et animalia evertebra, quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam occidentalem studio nova aut illustrata redierunt</i>. 126 pp. (1831), 10 pls (1828)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48517135
page(s): f4 [details]
(of Doris (Glossodoris) erythraea Ehrenberg, 1831) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1828-1831). Animalia evertebrata exclusis Insectis. Series prima. In: F. G. Hemprich & C. G. Ehrenberg, <i>Symbolae physicae, seu icones et descriptiones Mammalium, Avium, Insectorum et animalia evertebra, quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam occidentalem studio nova aut illustrata redierunt</i>. 126 pp. (1831), 10 pls (1828)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48517135
page(s): f4 [details]
Taxonomy Rudman (1983) includes this species in the Chromodoris aspersa color group and gives a brief description, but also says...
Taxonomy Rudman (1983) includes this species in the Chromodoris aspersa color group and gives a brief description, but also says that it is not possible to associate this species with any species known from the Red Sea and notes the absence of illustrations in the original description. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Glossodoris erythraea (Ehrenberg, 1831). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=558370 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Ehrenberg, C. G. (1828-1831). Animalia evertebrata exclusis Insectis. Series prima. In: F. G. Hemprich & C. G. Ehrenberg, <i>Symbolae physicae, seu icones et descriptiones Mammalium, Avium, Insectorum et animalia evertebra, quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam occidentalem studio nova aut illustrata redierunt</i>. 126 pp. (1831), 10 pls (1828)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48517135 [details]
original description (of Doris (Glossodoris) erythraea Ehrenberg, 1831) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1828-1831). Animalia evertebrata exclusis Insectis. Series prima. In: F. G. Hemprich & C. G. Ehrenberg, <i>Symbolae physicae, seu icones et descriptiones Mammalium, Avium, Insectorum et animalia evertebra, quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam occidentalem studio nova aut illustrata redierunt</i>. 126 pp. (1831), 10 pls (1828)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48517135
page(s): f4 [details]
basis of record Rudman, W. B. (1983). The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: <em>Chromodoris splendida</em>, <em>C. aspersa</em> and <em>Hypselodoris placida</em> colour groups. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 78: 105-173.
page(s): 168 [details]
original description (of Doris (Glossodoris) erythraea Ehrenberg, 1831) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1828-1831). Animalia evertebrata exclusis Insectis. Series prima. In: F. G. Hemprich & C. G. Ehrenberg, <i>Symbolae physicae, seu icones et descriptiones Mammalium, Avium, Insectorum et animalia evertebra, quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam occidentalem studio nova aut illustrata redierunt</i>. 126 pp. (1831), 10 pls (1828)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48517135
page(s): f4 [details]
basis of record Rudman, W. B. (1983). The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: <em>Chromodoris splendida</em>, <em>C. aspersa</em> and <em>Hypselodoris placida</em> colour groups. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 78: 105-173.
page(s): 168 [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy Rudman (1983) includes this species in the Chromodoris aspersa color group and gives a brief description, but also says that it is not possible to associate this species with any species known from the Red Sea and notes the absence of illustrations in the original description. [details]
