Aphelodoris luctuosa

Aphelodoris luctuosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Family:	Dorididae
Genus:	Aphelodoris
Species:	A. luctuosa
Binomial name
	Aphelodoris luctuosa; (Cheeseman, 1882)
Synonyms
	Aphelodoris affinis; Aphelodoris cheesemani [unjustified replacement name]; Aphelodoris purpurea; Doris luctuosa [original combination (="basionym" in botany)];

Aphelodoris luctuosa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Dorididae.^[2] It is endemic to New Zealand waters.^[3] It must not be confused with Aphelodoris luctuosa Bergh, 1905, which has been renamed Aphelodoris berghi Odhner, 1924, because of the homonymy.^{[citation needed]}

^ Enderby, T. & Enderby, J. 2005. New Zealand's endemic nudibranchs (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia). Vita malacologica, (3): 1-10.
^ Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
^ "Aphelodoris luctuosa (Cheeseman, 1882)". New Zealand Organisms Register.