''Notobryon'' 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
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. They are
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 ...
mollusc
Mollusca is a phylum of protostome, protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant taxon, extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum ...
s in the family
Scyllaeidae
Scyllaeidae is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Dendronotoidea.Bouchet, P. (2012). Scyllaeidae. Accessed through: World Register of M ...
.
[Bouchet, P. (2012). Notobryon. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225544 on 2012-07-30]
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Notobryon'':
[Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. ''Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa'' ]
* ''
Notobryon bijecurum''
Baba, 1937
* ''
Notobryon caribbaeum''
Caballer & Ortea, 2014
* ''
Notobryon clavigerum''
Baba, 1937
* ''
Notobryon panamicum''
Pola, Camacho-Garcia & Gosliner, 2012
* ''
Notobryon thompsoni''
Pola, Camacho-Garcia & Gosliner, 2012
* ''
Notobryon wardi
''Notobryon wardi'', the iridescent nudibranch, is a species of Scyllaeidae, scyllid nudibranch, and is found in South Africa. It is a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family Scyllaeidae.Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. a ...
''
Odhner, 1936
References
Pola M., Camacho-Garcia Y.E. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) ''Molecular data illuminate cryptic nudibranch species: the evolution of the Scyllaeidae (Nudibranchia: Dendronotina) with a revision of Notobryon.'' Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 165: 311–336
External links
* http://www.seaslugforum.net/notoward.htm
Scyllaeidae
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