Carminodoris estrelyado (Gosliner & Behrens, 1998) [Hoplodoris]
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Taxonomy:
Class: Gastropoda  Cuvier, 1797
Subclass: Heterobranchia  Gray, J.E., 1840
Clade: Euthyneura  Spengel, 1881
Clade: Nudipleura  Wägele & Willan, 2000
Order: Nudibranchia  Cuvier, 1817
Suborder: Euctenidiacea  Tardy, 1970
Infraorder: Doridacea  Thiele, 1931 
Superfamily: Doridoidea  Rafinesque, 1815 
Family: Discodorididae  Bergh, 1891
Genus: Carminodoris  Bergh, 1891 
Species: Carminodoris estrelyado (Gosliner & Behrens, 1998) [Hoplodoris]

formerly placed in the Order: NUDIBRANCHIA, in the Subclass: OPISTHOBRANCHIA

There is still a lot of confusion on the taxonomic placement: 
The Sea-Slug Forum places it in the genus Hoplodoris, which the Sea-Slug Forum places in the family Dorididae. 
Fahey, S. J. & Gosliner, T. M. (2003) Mistaken identities: On the Discodorididae genera Hoplodoris Bergh, 1880 and Carminodoris Bergh, 1889 (Opisthobranchia, Nudibranchia). 
Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 54(10): 169-208. 
online at PUBLICATIONS OF THE PEET PROJECT synonymised Carminodoris with Hoplodoris
I quote the abstract:  "Analyses indicate that the genus Carminodoris Bergh, 1889 is a junior synonym of Hoplodoris Bergh, 1880."
Dayrat, B., & T. M. Gosliner. 2005. Species names and metaphyly: a case study in Discodorididae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Euthyneura, Nudibranchia, Doridina). Zoologica Scripta 34(2):199-224. 
I quote the abstract: " Therefore, instead of reallocating some Carminodoris species to Hoplodoris, it is actually some Hoplodoris species that need to be transferred to Carminodoris." 
WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species places it in the genus Hoplodoris
Gosliner, Terrence M., David W. Behrens & Ángel Valdés. 2008. Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and Sea Slugs. 
Sea Challengers Natural History Books. Gig Harbor, Washington. 426pp. uses Carminodoris at page 168 
NUDIPIXEL uses Hoplodoris
I follow Gosliner, et al, 2008 and place it in the genus Carminodoris in the family Discodorididae. 
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