''Antiopella'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of small to large
sea slug
Sea slug is a common name for some Marine biology, marine invertebrates with varying levels of resemblance to terrestrial Slug, slugs. Most creatures known as sea slugs are gastropods, i.e. they are Sea snail, sea snails (marine gastropod moll ...
s, or more accurately
nudibranch
Nudibranchs () are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs, belonging to the order Nudibranchia, that shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have b ...
s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...
s, in the
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Janolidae.
Description
Species of ''Antiopella'' were included in ''
Janolus'' for a period of time.
[Pola M., Hallas J.M. & Gosliner T.M. (2019)]
Welcome back Janolidae and ''Antiopella'': Improving the understanding of Janolidae and Madrellidae (Cladobranchia, Heterobranchia) with description of four new species.
Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 57(2): 345-368., page(s): 356, figs 4d, 6a-c, 7
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
This genus of nudibranch is found in shallow and
subtidal
The neritic zone (or sublittoral zone) is the relatively shallow part of the ocean above the drop-off of the continental shelf, approximately in depth.
From the point of view of marine biology it forms a relatively stable and well-illuminate ...
waters.
Feeding habits
''Antiopella'' species feed on
Bryozoa
Bryozoa (also known as the Polyzoa, Ectoprocta or commonly as moss animals) are a phylum of simple, aquatic animal, aquatic invertebrate animals, nearly all living in sedentary Colony (biology), colonies. Typically about long, they have a spe ...
, moss animals.
Species
Species in the genus ''Antiopella'' include:
[MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase]
''Antiopella'' Hoyle, 1902.
Accessed on 2020-10-20.
* ''
Antiopella barbarensis''
(J. G. Cooper, 1863)
* ''
Antiopella capensis''
(Bergh, 1907)
* ''
Antiopella cristata''
(Delle Chiaje, 1841)
* ''
Antiopella fusca''
(O'Donoghue, 1924)
* ''
Antiopella longidentata''
(Gosliner, 1981)
* ''
Antiopella novozealandica''
Eliot, 1907
* ''
Antiopella praeclara''
Bouchet, 1975
Image:Janolus barbarensis from Santa Cruz, California 02.jpg, '' Antiopella barbarensis''
Image:Visible caruncle on Janolus cristatus.JPG, '' Antiopella cristata''
Image:Nudibranch by Stuart Wilson (49848540291).jpg, '' Antiopella fusca''
References
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Proctonotidae
Gastropod genera