''Cratena'' is a
genus
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of
sea slug
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s,
aeolid nudibranch
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s,
marine gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusc
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s in the
family
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Facelinidae
The Facelinidae are a taxonomic family of colorful sea slugs. These are specifically aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs.Bouchet, P. (2012). Facelinidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marine ...
.
[Bouchet, P. (2012). Cratena. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146861 on 2012-07-22]
''Cratena'' is the
type genus
In biological taxonomy, the type genus (''genus typica'') is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name.
Zoological nomenclature
According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearin ...
of the subfamily
Crateninae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Cratena'' include:
* ''
Cratena affinis''
(Baba, 1949)
* ''
Cratena capensis''
Barnard, 1927 -
orange-eyed nudibranch
* ''
Cratena lineata''
Eliot, 1905
* ''
Cratena minor''
Padula, Araújo, Matthews-Cascon & Schrödl, 2014
* ''
Cratena pawarshindeorum''
Bharate, Padula, Apte & Shimpi, 2020
* ''
Cratena peregrina''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Cratena pilata''
(Gould, 1870)
* ''
Cratena poshitraensis''
Bharate, Padula, Apte & Shimpi, 2020
* ''
Cratena scintilla''
Ortea & Moro, 1998
* ''
Cratena simba''
Edmunds, 1970
* ''
Cratena tema''
Edmunds, 2015
;Taxa inquirenda:
* ''Cratena cornuta''
(Risbec, 1928)
* ''Cratena diffusa''
(Risbec, 1928)
* ''Cratena grisea''
(Risbec, 1928)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Cratena anulata''
Baba, 1949: synonym of ''
Cuthona anulata''
(Baba, 1949)
* ''Cratena cavanca''
Bergh, 1898: synonym of ''
Phidiana lottini''
(Lesson, 1831)
* ''Cratena exigua''
Thiele, 1912: synonym of ''
Cuthona georgiana''
(Pfeffer in Martens & Pfeffer, 1886)
* ''Cratena fructuosa''
Bergh, 1892: synonym of ''
Cuthona fructuosa''
(Bergh, 1892)
* ''Cratena genovae''
O'Donoghue, 1929: synonym of ''
Cuthona genovae''
(O'Donoghue, 1929)
* ''Cratena gymnota''
(Couthouy, 1838): synonym of ''
Cuthona gymnota''
(Couthouy, 1838)
* ''Cratena hirsuta''
Bergh, 1864: synonym of ''
Cuthona nana''
(Alder & Hancock, 1842)
* ''Cratena kaoruae''
Marcus, 1957: synonym of ''
Cratena pilata''
(Gould, 1870)[Marcus, E. du B.-R. 1957: Notes on some opisthobranch gastropods from the Chesapeake Bay. ''Chesapeake science'', 13(4): 300-317.]
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* ''Cratena lugubris'' Bergh, 1870: synonym of '' Phestilla lugubris'' (Bergh, 1870)
* ''Cratena macphersonae'' Burn, 1962: synonym of '' Phyllodesmium macphersonae'' (Burn, 1962)
* ''Cratena nigricolora'' Baba, 1955: synonym of '' Catriona nigricolora'' (Baba, 1955)
* ''Cratena pinnifera'' Baba, 1949: synonym of '' Catriona pinnifera'' (Baba, 1949)
* ''Cratena piutaensis'' Ortea, Caballer & Espinosa, 2003: synonym of '' Anetarca piutaensis'' (Ortea, Caballer & Espinosa, 2003)
* ''Cratena puellula'' Baba, 1955: synonym of '' Cuthona puellula'' (Baba, 1955)
* ''Cratena pusilla'' Bergh, 1898: synonym of '' Cuthona pusilla'' (Bergh, 1898)
* ''Cratena valentini'' Eliot, 1907: synonym of '' Cuthona valentini'' (Eliot, 1907)
* ''Cratena venusta'' Baba, 1949: synonym of '' Catriona venusta'' (Baba, 1949)
* ''Cratena veronicae'' A. E. Verrill, 1880: synonym of '' Cuthona veronicae'' (A. E. Verrill, 1880)
* ''Cratena vittata'' (Alder & Hancock, 1842): synonym of '' Eubranchus vittatus'' (Alder & Hancock, 1842)
* ''Cratena yatsui'' Baba, 1930: synonym of '' Herviella yatsui'' (Baba, 1930)
References
Bergh R. 1864. ''Anatomiske bidrag til kundskab om Aeolidierne''. Det Kongelige Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter, Naturvidenskabelige og Mathematiske Afdeling, 7: 139–316
ICZN. (1966). Opinion 776. ''Cratena Bergh, 1864 (Gastropoda): Added to the Official List of Generic Names''. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 23: 93-94
Paper on nomenclature
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Facelinidae