Armina loveni is known to prey on pennatulacean octocorals, consuming the polyps of these colonial animals. Armina Nick Hobgood

''Armina'' 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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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Arminidae Arminidae is a family (biology), family of sea slugs, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Arminoidea. Taxonomy The family Arminidae is classified within the clade Cladobranchia, itself belonging to the clade Nudibranch ...

.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Armina. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137677 on 2012-04-15

Species

Species within the genus ''Armina'' include: *'' Armina adami'' (White, 1955) *'' Armina aoteana'' (Miller & Willan, 1986) * '' Armina appendiculata'' Baba, 1949 *'' Armina babai'' (Tchang, 1934) *'' Armina ballesterosi'' (Ortea, 1989) *'' Armina bayeri'' (Marcus & Marcus, 1966) * '' Armina bilamella'' Lin, 1981 *'' Armina californica'' (J.G. Cooper, 1863) *'' Armina capensis'' (Bergh, 1907) *'' Armina cara'' Marcus, 1971 *'' Armina carneola'' (Lim & Chou, 1970) * '' Armina cinerea'' (Farran, 1905) *'' Armina comta'' (Bergh, 1880) *'' Armina cordellensis'' (Gosliner & Behrens, 1996) *'' Armina cuvierii'' (Orbigny, 1837) *'' Armina cygnea'' (Bergh, 1876) *'' Armina elongata'' (Ardila & Valdes, 2004) *'' Armina euchroa'' (Bergh, 1907) *'' Armina formosa'' (Kelaart, 1858) *'' Armina gilchristi'' (White, 1955) *'' Armina grisea'' (O'Donoghue, 1929) *'' Armina japonica'' (Eliot, 1913) *'' Armina joia'' (Marcus & Marcus, 1966) *'' Armina juliana'' (Ardila & Diaz, 2002) *'' Armina liouvillei'' (Pruvot-Fol, 1953) * '' Armina longicauda'' Lin, 1981 *'' Armina loveni'' (Bergh, 1866) *'' Armina maculata'' (Rafinesque, 1814) *'' Armina magna'' (Baba, 1955) *'' Armina major'' (Baba, 1949) *'' Armina microdonta'' (Bergh, 1907) *'' Armina muelleri'' (Ihering, 1886) *'' Armina natalensis'' (Bergh, 1866) *''

Armina neapolitana ''Armina neapolitana'' is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family Arminidae.Gofas, S. (2010). Armina neapolitana (delle Chiaje, 1824). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World M ...

'' (delle Chiaje, 1824) * '' Armina occulta'' Mehrotra, Caballer & Chavanich, 2017 *'' Armina papillata'' (Baba, 1933) * '' Armina paucifoliata'' Baba, 1955 * '' Armina punctilopsis'' Lin, 1992 * '' Armina punctilucens'' (Bergh, 1874) *'' Armina punctulata'' (Lin, 1990) * ''

Armina rubida ''Armina rubida'' is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Arminidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Armina rubida (A. Gould, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://w ...

'' (A. Gould, 1852) * '' Armina scotti'' Mehrotra, Caballer & Chavanich, 2017 *'' Armina semperi'' (Bergh, 1861) *'' Armina serrata'' (O'Donoghue, 1929) * '' Armina simoniana'' (Thiele, 1925) * '' Armina sinensis'' Lin, 1981 *'' Armina taeniolata'' (Bergh, 1860) *''

Armina tigrina ''Armina tigrina'' is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Arminidae Arminidae is a family (biology), family of sea slugs, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Arminoidea. Ta ...

'' (Rafinesque, 1814) : type species *'' Armina tricuspidata'' (Thompson, Cattaneo, & Wong, 1990) *'' Armina undulata'' (Meckel, 1823) *'' Armina variolosa'' (Bergh, 1904) *'' Armina wattla'' (Marcus & Marcus, 1967) *'' Armina xandra'' (Marcus & Marcus, 1966) * ''Armina'' sp. Pierre's armina ;Species brought into synonymy: *''Armina abbotti'' (Thompson, Cattaneo, & Wong, 1990): synonym of '' Armina wattla'' Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967 *''Armina columbiana'' (O'Donoghue, 1924): synonym of '' Armina californica'' (J. G. Cooper, 1863) * ''Armina convolvula'' Lance, 1962: synonym of '' Histiomena marginata'' (Oersted in Mørch, 1859) *''Armina digueti'' (Pruvot-Fol, 1955): synonym of '' Armina californica'' (J. G. Cooper, 1863) *''Armina henneguyi'' (Labbé, 1922): synonym of '' Pleurophyllidia henneguyi'' Labbé, 1922 (taxon inquirendum) * ''Armina mulleri'' (Ihering, 1886): synonym of '' Armina muelleri'' (Ihering, 1886) * ''Armina paucidentata'' (O'Donoghue, 1932): synonym of '' Pleurophyllidiella paucidentata'' O'Donoghue, 1932 *''Armina pustulosa'' (Schultz in Philippi, 1836): synonym of '' Armina maculata'' Rafinesque, 1814 *''Armina vancouverensis'' ''(Bergh, 1876)'': synonym of '' Armina californica'' (J. G. Cooper, 1863)

References

* * Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca.'' American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp. * Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.'' Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213 * https://web.archive.org/web/20110718215743/http://folk.ntnu.no/vmzotbak/nudibranchia/arminidae/armina_loveni.htm accessed 9 November 2009 * http://www.catalogueoflife.org/ accessed 9 November 2009
Gary R. McDonald, University of California Santa Cruz; 29 July 2006, "Nudibranch Systematic Index", University of California Santa Cruz

Miller M.C. & Willan R.C. 1986. A review of New Zealand arminacean nudibranchs (Opisthobranchia: Arminacea). New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 13: 377-408

External links

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