Melibe is a genus of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tethydidae.[2]
| 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 |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Tethydidae |
| Genus: | Melibe Rang, 1829[1] |
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17 species (see text) | |
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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
editSpecies within the genus Melibe include 17 valid species:[2]
- Melibe arianeae Espinoza, DuPont & Valdés, 2013
- Melibe australis (Angas, 1864)
- Melibe bucephala Bergh, 1902
- Melibe colemani Gosliner & Pola, 2012[3]
- Melibe coralophilia Gosliner & Pola, 2012[3]
- Melibe digitata Gosliner & V. G. Smith, 2003[4]
- Melibe engeli Risbec, 1937
- Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
- Melibe liltvedi Gosliner, 1987[5]
- Melibe maugeana Burn, 1960
- Melibe megaceras Gosliner, 1987[5]
- Melibe minuta Gosliner & V. G. Smith, 2003[4]
- Melibe papillosa (de Filippi, 1867)
- Melibe pilosa Pease, 1860
- Melibe rosea Rang, 1829
- Melibe tuberculata Gosliner & V. G. Smith, 2003[4]
- Melibe viridis (Kelaart, 1858)
- Melibe capucina Bergh, 1875
- Melibe lonchocera (E. von Martens, 1879)
- Melibe ocellata Bergh, 1888
References
edit- ^ 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
edit- Gosliner, T.M. 1987. Nudibranchs of Southern Africa ISBN 0-930118-13-8