TY  - JOUR
AB  - <em>Doris verrucosa</em> Linnaeus, 1758 is the type species of <em>Doris</em>, 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 <em>D. verrucosa</em> from the Brazilian coast, and compared them with samples of <em>D. verrucosa</em> 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 <em>Staurodoris januarii</em> Bergh, 1878, described from Brazil, transferred to the genus <em>Doris</em>. The nominal species <em>Doris verrucosa</em> is, therefore, restricted to European waters.
A1  - Lima P.O.V. & Simone L.R.L.
DO  - 10.1017/s0025315415000296
JO  - Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
C1  - DOI: 10.1017/S0025315415000296I
TI  - Anatomical review of <i>Doris verrucosa</i> and redescription of <i>Doris januarii</i> (Gastropoda, Nudibranchia) based on comparative morphology
UR  - https://marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=198087
PY  - 2015
Y2  - 2026-07-14
ER  -