Melibe
Melibe | |
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Melibe viridis, anterior end at the front with the large rounded oral hood | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
Family: | Tethydidae |
Genus: | Melibe Rang, 1829[1] |
Species | |
17 species (see text) | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Melibe is a genus of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tethydidae.[2]
Most nudibranchs are carnivores, but their prey is usually sessile or slow-moving animals such as sponges or bryozoans. In contrast, Melibe is an active predator which traps fast-moving free-swimming animals such as small crustaceans, using its extendable oral hood. [1]
Species[]
Species within the genus Melibe include 17 valid species:[2]
- Melibe arianeae Espinoza, DuPont & Valdés, 2013
- (Angas, 1864)
- Bergh, 1902
- Melibe colemani Gosliner & Pola, 2012[3]
- Gosliner & Pola, 2012[3]
- Gosliner & V. G. Smith, 2003[4]
- Risbec, 1937
- Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
- Melibe liltvedi Gosliner, 1987[5]
- Burn, 1960
- Gosliner, 1987[5]
- Gosliner & V. G. Smith, 2003[4]
- Melibe papillosa (de Filippi, 1867)
- Pease, 1860
- Melibe rosea Rang, 1829
- Gosliner & V. G. Smith, 2003[4]
- Melibe viridis (Kelaart, 1858)
- Bergh, 1875
- (E. von Martens, 1879)
- Bergh, 1888
References[]
- ^ Rang (1829). Man. Moll., 129.
- ^ a b c d Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2022). "Melibe Rang, 1829". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ a b Gosliner, Terrence M. & Pola, Marta (September 2012). "Diversification of filter-feeding nudibranchs: two remarkable new species of Melibe (Opisthobranchia: Tethyiidae) from the tropical western Pacific". Systematics and Biodiversity. 10 (3): 333–349. doi:10.1080/14772000.2012.717551. S2CID 84749808. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Gosliner, Terrence M. & Smith, V. G. (2003). "Systematic review and phylogenetic analysis of the nudibranch genus Melibe (Opistobranchia: Dendronotacea) with descriptions of three new species". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 4th series. 54: 302–355.
- ^ a b Gosliner, Terrence M. (1987). "Review of the nudibranch genus Melibe (Opisthobranchia: Dendronotacea) with descriptions of two new species". The Veliger. 29: 400–414.
Further reading[]
- Gosliner, T.M. 1987. Nudibranchs of Southern Africa ISBN 0-930118-13-8
External links[]
Categories:
- Tethydidae
- Gastropod genera