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Doris tricolor (Baba, 1938)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Doris tricolor (Baba, 1938)
Name authority
(Baba, 1938)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Family
Dorididae
Genus
Doris
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumMollusca
  4. classGastropoda Cuvier, 1795
  5. subclassHeterobranchia Burmeister, 1837
  6. infraclassEuthyneura Spengel, 1881
  7. subterclassRingipleura
  8. superorderNudipleura Wägele & Willan, 2000
  9. infraorderDoridoidei
  10. superfamilyDoridoidea Rafinesque, 1815
  11. familyDorididae Rafinesque, 1815
  12. genusDoris Linnaeus, 1758
  13. speciesDoris tricolor (Baba, 1938)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Doris. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Doris alboranica Bouchet, 1977DorididaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pineapple True DoridDoris ananas P. Lima, Tibiriçá & Simone, 2016DorididaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Doris bovena Er. Marcus, 1955DorididaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Doris caeca (Á. Valdés, 2001)DorididaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Doris capensis (Bergh, 1907)DorididaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Doris hayeki Ortea, 1998DorididaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Doris immonda (Risbec, 1928)DorididaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Doris januarii (Bergh, 1878)DorididaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Doris kpone Edmunds, 2013DorididaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Doris kyolis (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967)DorididaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Doris laboutei (Á. Valdés, 2001)DorididaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Doris leoparda Kelaart, 1858DorididaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 19 records assigned to Dorididae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Neodoris tricolor Baba, 1938 Baba, 1938synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=548877 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:37DMB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.