''Berthellina'' is a
genus
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sea slug
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marine gastropod
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mollusc
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s in the family
Pleurobranchidae
The Pleurobranchidae are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of sea slugs, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Pleurobranchomorpha.
Characteristics
Species in the family Pleurobranchidae have a promine ...
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Species
Species within the genus ''Berthellina'' are:
* ''
Berthellina barquini'' Ortea, 2014
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Berthellina circularis'' (Mörch, 1863)
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Berthellina citrina'' (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828)
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Berthellina cuvieri'' (Bergh, 1898)
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Berthellina delicata'' (Pease, 1861)
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Berthellina edwardsii'' (Vayssière, 1897)
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Berthellina granulata'' (Krauss, 1848) – lemon pleurobranch
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Berthellina ignis'' Alvim & Pimenta, 2015
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Berthellina ilisima'' Marcus & Marcus, 1967
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Berthellina magma'' Ortea, 2014
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Berthellina minor'' (Bergh, 1905)
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Berthellina oblonga'' (Audouin, 1826)
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Berthellina quadridens'' (Mörch, 1863)
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Berthellina utris'' Ortea, Moro & Caballer, 2014
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Species inquirenda
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* ''Berthellina engeli'' Gardiner, 1936 - (
taxon inquirendum
In biological classification, a ''species inquirenda'' is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation. The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century.
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)
References
Further reading
* Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). ''The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas''. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. . vi, 508 (+ cd-rom)
* 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
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External links
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Pleurobranchidae
Gastropod genera
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