Risbecia

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Risbecia
Risbecia tryoni.jpg
Risbecia tryoni, anterior end towards he lower right
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Risbecia
Odhner, 1934
Type species
Risbecia francoisi
Odhner, 1934
Synonyms[1]

Jeanrisbecia Franc, 1968

Risbecia is a genus of colorful sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chromodorididae.[1]

In 2012, the genus Risbecia became a synonym of Hypselodoris Stimpson, 1855 [2]

Species[]

The following species in the genus Risbecia have not been reallocated yet (June 2012):[3]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Risbecia apolegma Yonow, 2001: synonym of Hypselodoris apolegma (Yonow, 2001)
  • Risbecia bullockii (Collingwood, 1881): synonym of Hypselodoris bullockii (Collingwood, 1881)
  • Risbecia francoisi Odhner, 1934: synonym of Risbecia tryoni (Garrett, 1873)
  • Risbecia ghardaqana (Gohar & Aboul-Ela, 1957): synonym of Hypselodoris ghardaqana (Gohar & Aboul-Ela, 1957)
  • Risbecia godeffroyana (Bergh, 1877): synonym of Hypselodoris godeffroyana (Bergh, 1877)
  • Risbecia imperialis (Pease, 1860): synonym of Hypselodoris imperialis (Pease, 1860)
  • Risbecia odhneri Risbec, 1953: synonym of Risbecia tryoni (Garrett, 1873)
  • Risbecia pulchella (Ruppell & Leuckart, 1828): synonym of Hypselodoris pulchella (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828)
  • Risbecia reticulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832): synonym of Chromodoris reticulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
  • Risbecia tryoni (Garrett, 1873): synonym of Hypselodoris tryoni (Garrett, 1873)

References[]

  • Franc A. (1968) Sous-classe des Opisthobranches. In: P. Grasse (Ed). Traite de Zoologie 5 (3): 608–893. page(s): 866
  • Rudman W.B. (1984) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 81 (2/3): 115–273. page(s): 195
  • Media related to Risbecia at Wikimedia Commons


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