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Melibe Colemani
''Melibe'' is a genus of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tethydidae. 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 Species Species within the genus ''Melibe'' include 17 valid species: ''Species inquirenda'': * ''Melibe capucina'' Bergh, 1875 * ''Melibe lonchocera'' (E. von Martens, 1879) * ''Melibe ocellata'' Bergh, 1888 References Further reading * Gosliner, T.M. 1987. ''Nudibranchs of Southern Africa'' External links iNaturalist {{Authority control Tethydidae Gastropod genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melibe Viridis
''Melibe viridis'' is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tethydidae. Distribution This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, the Andaman Sea off Phuket, off Mozambique and off Indonesia. Its habitat is sandy and muddy areas between 3 m and 15 m deep. Description The body reaches a length of 140 mm. Like some other nudibranch species, ''M. viridis'' has an oral veil that it uses to trap prey. This species has a particular morphology that easily distinguishes it from other nudibranchs. The body is elongated, beige to brown in color. The Melibe has a number of pairs of ceratas along the body, each of which acts as a gill. The ceratas are often darker in color than the body, sometimes with an orange apical part, their size decreasing towards the anterior part. References * MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds) (1958). ''A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique.'' Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg. I- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
