Acanthodoris
| Acanthodoris | |
|---|---|
| Acanthodoris hudsoni | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Acanthodorididae |
| Genus: | Acanthodoris (Gray, 1850) |
| Type species | |
| Doris pilosa Abildgaard, 1789 | |
| Diversity | |
| 18 species (in this list) | |
Acanthodoris is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Acanthodorididae.
The genus is believed to have originated in the Atlantic Ocean in the Cretaceous period and spread to the Pacific Ocean.
The relationships of Acanthodoris to the other genera in the superfamily Onchidoridoidea were evaluated by molecular phylogeny in 2015. and in 2024.