Biology:Melibe
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Short description: Genus of gastropods
| Melibe | |
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| Melibe viridis, anterior end at the front with the large rounded oral hood | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Tethydidae |
| Genus: | Melibe Rang, 1829[1] |
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17 species (see text) | |
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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 capucina Bergh, 1875
- Melibe lonchocera (E. von Martens, 1879)
- Melibe ocellata Bergh, 1888
References
- ↑ Rang (1829). Man. Moll., 129.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Melibe Rang, 1829". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2022. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138547.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236268282. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/74964.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Gosliner, Terrence M. (1987). "Review of the nudibranch genus Melibe (Opisthobranchia: Dendronotacea) with descriptions of two new species". The Veliger 29: 400–414. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/96992.
Further reading
- Gosliner, T.M. 1987. Nudibranchs of Southern Africa ISBN:0-930118-13-8
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3854211 entry
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