''Corambe'' is a
genus
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of
sea slug
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s,
dorid
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nudibranch
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s,
marine gastropod
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mollusc
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s in family
Corambidae
Corambidae is a family name for sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusc
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within the superfamily
Onchidoridoidea
Onchidoridoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusc
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.
[Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2016). Corambe Bergh, 1869. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137839 on 2016-05-21]
Species in this genus show a characteristic posterior notch in the
notum
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(which is lacking in some taxa) and a characteristic gill morphology, especially the presence of ventral gills.
Habitat
These nudibranchs occur in littoral and sublittoral temperate waters of the northern and southern hemispheres.
General description
They are mostly small (between 5 and 10 mm) and rather hard to find because they are very well camouflaged. They prey on encrusting
bryozoans.
Species
Species within the genus ''Corambe'' include:
* ''
Corambe burchi''
(Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1967)
* ''
Corambe carambola''
Er. Marcus, 1955
* ''
Corambe evelinae''
Er. Marcus, 1958
* ''
Corambe lucea''
Er. Marcus, 1959
* ''
Corambe mancorensis''
Martynov, Brenzinger, Hooker & Schrödl, 2011
* ''
Corambe obscura''
( A. E. Verrill, 1870)
* ''
Corambe osculabundus''
Ortea & Caballer, 2018
* ''
Corambe pacifica''
MacFarland & O'Donoghue, 1929
* ''Corambe'' sp.
crazed nudibranch[Gosliner T. M. (1987) ''Nudibranchs of Southern Africa''. ]
* ''
Corambe steinbergae''
(Lance, 1962) (synonym of ''Doridella steinbergae''
(Lance, 1962))
* ''
Corambe testudinaria''
H. Fischer, 1889
Species synonymised or transferred to other genera
* ''Corambe baratariae''
(Harry, 1953): synonym of
Corambe obscura
* ''Corambe batava''
Kerbert, 1886: synonym of ''Corambe obscura''
(A. E. Verrill, 1870)
* ''Corambe depressa''
Adams, 1847
* ''Corambe fusca''
Adams, 1847
* ''Corambe sargassicola''
Bergh, 1871 (type species): synonym of
Corambe obscura
* ''Corambe thompsoni''
Millen & Nybakken, 1991: synonym of ''
Loy thompsoni''
(Millen & Nybakken, 1991)
In 1994 it became a synonym of ''Psammodoris thompsoni''
(Millen & Nybakken, 1991) and in 1998 synonym of ''
Loy thompsoni''
(Millen & Nybakken, 1991).
References
* Bergh, L. S. R. (1869). Bidrag til kundskab om Phyllidierne, en anatomisk undersogelse. Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift. ser. 3, 5(3): 357–542, pls 14–24.
* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180–213.
* Martynov A. & Schrödl M. (2011) ''Phylogeny and evolution of corambid nudibranchs (Mollusca: Gastropoda).'' Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163: 585–604.
* Caballer M. & Ortea J. , 2018. A rare new species of Corambe Bergh, 1869 (Mollusca: Gastropoda:Nudibranchia) from the Caribbean Sea, with a review of the taxonomical history of the Corambidae Bergh, 1871. Marine Biodiversity
External links
* http://www.catalogueoflife.org accessed 25 August 2009
*
Verrill A.E. 1870. Contributions to zoölogy from the museum of Yale College. Nº 8.– Descriptions of some New England Nudibranchiata. American Journal of Science and Arts, (2) 50: 405-408.Sea Slug Forum species list
Corambidae
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