''Ancula'' is a

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Goniodorididae Goniodorididae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the order Opisthobranchia. Subfamilies * Anculinae * Goniodorinae Genera Genera in the family Goniodorididae include: * '' Anc ...

.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2013). Ancula Lovén, 1846. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138038 on 2016-05-23

Species

Species within the genus ''Ancula'' include: * '' Ancula espinosai'' Ortea, 2001 * '' Ancula evelinae''

Er. Marcus Ernst Gustav Gotthelf Marcus (8 June 1893 – 30 June 1968) was a German zoologist, occupant of the chair of zoology at the University of São Paulo from 1936 to 1963, and co-founder of the Oceanographic Institute of the University of São Paulo ...

, 1961 * '' Ancula fuegiensis'' Odhner, 1926 * '' Ancula gibbosa'' ( Risso, 1818) - originally described as ''Tritonia gibbosa'' Risso, 1818 * '' Ancula kariyana'' Baba, 1990 * '' Ancula lentiginosa'' Farmer & Sloan, 1964 * '' Ancula mapae'' (Burn, 1961) * ''Ancula'' sp.

Giraffe spot nudibranch The giraffe spot nudibranch, ''Ancula'' sp., as designated by Gosliner, 1987, is a species of colourful sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae. As of November 2009, it remained undescr ...

Gosliner, T.M. (1987). ''Nudibranchs of Southern Africa'' Species names which are currently considered to be synonyms: * ''Ancula cristata'' (

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, 1841) accepted as '' Ancula gibbosa'' (Risso, 1818) * '' Ancula pacifica'' MacFarland, 1964 accepted as '' Ancula gibbosa'' (Risso, 1818) * ''Ancula sulphurea'' Stimpson, 1853 accepted as '' Ancula gibbosa'' (Risso, 1818)

References

* 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.

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