''Notobryon'' is a
genus of
nudibranchs. They are
marine
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gastropod
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mollusc
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s in the family
Scyllaeidae
Scyllaeidae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Dendronotoidea.Bouchet, P. (2012). Scyllaeidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.p ...
.
[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 scyllid nudibranch, and is found in South Africa. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Scyllaeidae.Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. ''Two ...
''
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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