Glossodoris erythraea (Ehrenberg, 1831)
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
- Glossodoris erythraea (Ehrenberg, 1831)
- Name authority
- (Ehrenberg, 1831)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Family
- Chromodorididae
- Genus
- Glossodoris
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classGastropoda Cuvier, 1795
- subclassHeterobranchia Burmeister, 1837
- infraclassEuthyneura Spengel, 1881
- subterclassRingipleura
- superorderNudipleura Wägele & Willan, 2000
- infraorderDoridoidei
- superfamilyChromodoridoidea Bergh, 1891
- familyChromodorididae Bergh, 1891
- subfamilyChromodoridinae Bergh, 1891
- genusGlossodoris Ehrenberg, 1831
- speciesGlossodoris erythraea (Ehrenberg, 1831)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Glossodoris. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Glossodoris andersonae S. B. Matsuda & Gosliner, 2018 | ChromodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Glossodoris buko S. B. Matsuda & Gosliner, 2018 | ChromodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glossodoris cincta (Bergh, 1888) | ChromodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pastel Rainbow DoridGlossodoris hikuerensis (Pruvot-Fol, 1954) | ChromodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glossodoris humberti (Kelaart, 1858) | ChromodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glossodoris misakinosibogae Baba, 1988 | ChromodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glossodoris moerchi (Bergh, 1879) | ChromodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| White-patched Rainbow DoridGlossodoris pallida (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830) | ChromodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glossodoris rufomarginata (Bergh, 1890) | ChromodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glossodoris semeion Winckworth, 1946 | ChromodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glossodoris vespa Rudman, 1990 | ChromodorididaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Doris (Glossodoris) erythraea Ehrenberg, 1831 Ehrenberg, 1831 | synonym |
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.
- Ehrenberg, C. G. (1828). Animalia evertebrata exclusis Insectis. Series prima. In: F. G. Hemprich & C. G. Ehrenberg, 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. Vl. 4, Berolini, 1828, 126 pp. (1831), 10 pls (1828). 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:3GDKF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.