Hoplodoris Bergh, 1880

Donohoo, Samantha A. & Gosliner, Terrence M., 2020, A tale of two genera: the revival of Hoplodoris (Nudibranchia: Discodorididae) with the description of new species of Hoplodoris and Asteronotus, Zootaxa 4890 (1), pp. 1-37 : 14

Genus Hoplodoris Bergh, 1880

Type species: Hoplodoris desmoparypha Bergh, 1880 . Formerly in synonymy with Doris raripilosa Abraham, 1877 , based on morphology ( Dayrat 2010); but now removed from synonymy due to a lack of morphological detail or molecular data for Doris raripilosa .

Diagnosis. Body covered with simple, rounded tubercles and/or complex branching tubercles; both stiffened with spicules. Broad foot, anteriorly notched. Labial cuticle armed with jaw rodlets. Radula composed of simple, hamate teeth with varying denticulation. Reproductive system composed of a granular prostate with two differentiated sections. Vagina unarmed. Penis armed with hooks. Granular accessory gland armed with an accessory spine ( Valdés 2002). Head with two flat oral tentacles (present study).