''Navanax'' is a
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of
sea slug
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s,
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opisthobranch
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gastropod mollusk
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s in the
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Aglajidae
Aglajidae is a family of often colorful, medium-sized, sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. These are not nudibranchs; instead they are headshield slugs, in the clade Cephalaspidea.Bouchet, P. (2012). Aglajidae. Accessed through: ...
.
[Bouchet, P. (2012). Navanax. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224591 on 2012-05-17]
Species
Species in the genus ''Navanax'' include:
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* ''Navanax aenigmaticus
''Navanax aenigmaticus'' common name the mysterious aglaja is a species of Navanax found in the Pacific Coast of Central America
Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as b ...
'' (Bergh, 1893) - mysterious aglaja
* ''Navanax gemmatus
''Navanax'' is a genus of sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Aglajidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Navanax. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224591 ...
'' (Mörch, 1863)
* ''Navanax inermis
''Navanax inermis'', common name the California aglaja, is a large species of predatory sea slug, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aglajidae. ''Navanax'' is not a nudibranch, even though it somewhat resembles one; it bel ...
'' (J. G. Cooper, 1863) - California aglaja
* ''Navanax orbignyanus
''Navanax'' is a genus of sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Aglajidae
Aglajidae is a family of often colorful, medium-sized, sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. These are not nudibranchs; instead ...
'' (Rochebrune, 1881)
* ''Navanax polyalphos
''Navanax'' is a genus of sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Aglajidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Navanax. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224591 ...
'' (Gosliner & Williams, 1972)
References
* Rolán E., 2005. ''Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda''.
Aglajidae
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