''Phyllidiopsis'' is a
genus
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of
sea slugs
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, dorid
nudibranchs, shell-less
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
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s and is the largest genus within the
family
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Phyllidiidae
Phyllidiidae is a family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Phyllidioidea.
This family is within the clade Doridacea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
Distributi ...
.
[Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012)]
''Phyllidiopsis''.
Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-06-07.
Description
The species in this genus differ from the other genera in this family by possessing an elongate
foregut
The foregut is the anterior part of the alimentary canal, from the mouth to the duodenum at the entrance of the bile duct. Beyond the stomach, the foregut is attached to the abdominal walls by mesentery. The foregut arises from the endoderm, deve ...
and fused oral tentacles.
Distribution
These nudibranchs can be found in the tropical Indo-Pacific region, the eastern Pacific region, in the
Red Sea
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, in the
Caribbean Sea
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and a few in the Northwest
Atlantic Ocean
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. About half of the described species can be found in deep waters. Among these deep-water sea slugs, there is a group of white species, lacking all contrasting colors.
Species
There are presently about 30 species in the genus ''Phyllidiopsis'' including :
* ''
Phyllidiopsis annae
''Phyllidiopsis annae'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.Bouchet, P. (2015)''Phyllidiopsis annae'' Brunckhorst, 1993.In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World R ...
''
Brunckhorst, 1993[Brunckhorst, D. J. (1993). The systematics and phylogeny of phyllidiid nudibranchs (Doridoidea). Records of the Australian Museum, supplement 16:1-107, pls. 1-9.]
* ''
Phyllidiopsis anomala''
Valdés, 2001 [
* '']Phyllidiopsis bayi
''Phyllidiopsis bayi'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.Gofas, S. (2005)''Phyllidiopsis bayi'' (Bouchet, 1983).In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Registe ...
'' (Bouchet, 1983)
* '' Phyllidiopsis berghi'' Vayssière, 1902
* '' Phyllidiopsis blanca'' Gosliner & Behrens, 1988
* '' Phyllidiopsis boucheti'' Valdes & Ortea, 1996
* '' Phyllidiopsis brunckhorsti'' Valdés, 2001 [
* '' Phyllidiopsis burni'' Brunckhorst, 1993][
* '']Phyllidiopsis cardinalis
''Phyllidiopsis cardinalis'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae
Phyllidiidae is a family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily ...
'' Bergh
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, 1876 : type species of the genus ''Phyllidiopsis''
* '' Phyllidiopsis circularis'' Valdés, 2001 [
* '' Phyllidiopsis crucifera'' Valdés, 2001 ][
* '' Phyllidiopsis dautzenbergi'' (Vayssière, 1912)
* '' Phyllidiopsis fissurata'' Brunckhorst, 1993][
* '' Phyllidiopsis futunai'' Valdés, 2001][
* '']Phyllidiopsis gemmata
''Phyllidiopsis gemmata'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.Bouchet, P. (2015)''Phyllidiopsis gemmata'' (Pruvot-Fol, 1957).In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: Wo ...
'' Pruvot-Fol, 1957[Pruvot-Fol, A. (1957). Révision de la famille des Phyllidiadae. IIe Partie. Journal de Conchyliologie 97:104-135, pl. 1. ; p. 115]
* ''Phyllidiopsis holothuriana
''Phyllidiopsis'' is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs and is the largest genus within the family Phyllidiidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012)''Phyllidiopsis''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...
'' Valdés, 2001 [
* '']Phyllidiopsis krempfi
''Phyllidiopsis krempfi'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.Bouchet, P. (2015)''Phyllidiopsis krempfi'' Pruvot-Fol, 1957.In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accesse ...
'' Pruvot-Fol, 1957[
* '' Phyllidiopsis loricata'' (]Bergh
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, 1873)
* '' Phyllidiopsis lozoueti'' Valdés, 2001 [
* '' Phyllidiopsis macrotuberculata'' Valdés, 2001 ][
* '' Phyllidiopsis monacha'' (Yonow, 1986)
* '' Phyllidiopsis neocaledonica'' Valdés, 2001 ][
* '']Phyllidiopsis phiphiensis
''Phyllidiopsis phiphiensis'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.
Distribution
This species was described from Phi Phi Island, southern Thailand. It has been reported ...
'' Brunckhorst, 1993[
* '' Phyllidiopsis pipeki'' Brunckhorst, 1993][
* '' Phyllidiopsis quadrilineata'' (Bergh, 1905)
* '' Phyllidiopsis richeri'' Valdés, 2001][
* '' Phyllidiopsis shireenae'' Brunckhorst, 1990
* '']Phyllidiopsis sinaiensis
''Phyllidiopsis'' is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs and is the largest genus within the family (biology), family Phyllidiidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012)''Phyllidiopsis''.Accessed t ...
'' (Yonow, 1988)
* '' Phyllidiopsis sphingis'' Brunckhorst, 1993[
* '' Phyllidiopsis vanuatuensis'' Valdés, 2001][
* '']Phyllidiopsis xishaensis
''Phyllidiopsis xishaensis'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.
Frequently misidentified as '' Phyllidiopsis striata'' but that species has been shown to be a complete ...
'' (Lin, 1983)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Phyllidiopsis carinata'' Eliot, 1910 : synonym of '' Phyllidia ocellata'' Cuvier, 1804
* ''Phyllidiopsis fissuratus'' Brunckhorst, 1993: synonym of ''Phyllidiopsis fissurata'' Brunckhorst, 1993 (incorrect gender agreement of specific epithet)
* ''Phyllidiopsis gynenopla'' Bouchet, 1977: synonym of ''Phyllidiopsis berghi'' Vayssière, 1902
* ''Phyllidiopsis molaensis'' Meyer, 1977 accepted as ''Phyllidiella molaensis'' (Meyer, 1977) (original combination)
* ''Phyllidiopsis papilligera'' Bergh, 1890: synonym of '' Ceratophyllidia papilligera'' (Bergh, 1890)
* ''Phyllidiopsis striata'' Bergh, 1888: synonym of '' Phyllidiella striata'' (Bergh, 1890)
A maximum-parsimony analysis of the nucleotide sequence
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of the 16S mtDNA gene
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, performed in 2003, has shown that the genus ''Phyllidiopsis'' is paraphyletic
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.
Image:B150510.jpg, ''Phyllidiopsis annae
''Phyllidiopsis annae'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.Bouchet, P. (2015)''Phyllidiopsis annae'' Brunckhorst, 1993.In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World R ...
''
Image:Phyllidiopsis cardinalis (Nudibranch).jpg, ''Phyllidiopsis cardinalis
''Phyllidiopsis cardinalis'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae
Phyllidiidae is a family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily ...
''
Image:Phyllidiopsis fissuratus.jpg, '' Phyllidiopsis fissuratus''
Image:Phyllidiopsis gemmata.JPG, ''Phyllidiopsis gemmata
''Phyllidiopsis gemmata'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.Bouchet, P. (2015)''Phyllidiopsis gemmata'' (Pruvot-Fol, 1957).In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: Wo ...
''
Image:Phyllidiopsis krempfi Bali.jpg, ''Phyllidiopsis krempfi
''Phyllidiopsis krempfi'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.Bouchet, P. (2015)''Phyllidiopsis krempfi'' Pruvot-Fol, 1957.In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accesse ...
''
Image:Phyllidiopsis loricata.jpg, '' Phyllidiopsis loricata''
Image:B140718.jpg, ''Phyllidiopsis phiphiensis
''Phyllidiopsis phiphiensis'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.
Distribution
This species was described from Phi Phi Island, southern Thailand. It has been reported ...
''
Image:Phyllidiopsis pipeki (2).jpg, '' Phyllidiopsis pipeki''
Image:Phyllidiopsis shireenae.jpg, '' Phyllidiopsis shireenae''
Image:B12 4775.jpg, ''Phyllidiopsis xishaensis
''Phyllidiopsis xishaensis'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.
Frequently misidentified as '' Phyllidiopsis striata'' but that species has been shown to be a complete ...
''
Image:Phyllidiopsis sp1.jpg, ''Phyllidiopsis sp.'' 1
File:2016, wakatobi, spiral corner, conversations (31350525771).jpg, Phyllidiopsis unknown species at Wakatobi National Park
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References
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*Bergh, L. S. R. (1890). Report on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877–1878), and in the Caribbean Sea (1879–1880), by the U.S. Coast Survey steamer “Blake”, Lieut.-Commander C. D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J. R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. Report on the nudibranchs. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 19(3):155-181, pls. 1–3. ; p. 175
*Bergh, L. S. R. (1892). Die Nudibranchiata holohepatica porostomata. Verhandlungen der königlich-kaiserlich Zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien Abhandlungen) 42:1-16. ; p. 16
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* Eliot, C. N. E. (1906). Nudibranchiata, with some remarks on the families and genera and description of a new genus, ''Doridomorpha'', pp. 540–573, pl. 32. In: J. Stanley Gardiner (Ed.) The fauna and geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes, being the account of the work carried on and of the collections made by an expedition during the years 1899 and 1900, vol. 2. ; p. 563
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*Vayssière, A. J. B. M. (1913). Mollusques de la France et des régions voisines, tome premier, amphineures, gasteropodes opisthobranches, heteropodes, marseniades et oncidiides. Encyclopedie Scientifique, publiee sous la direction du Dr. Toulouse, Bibliothèque de Zoologie Doin, Paris, pp. 1–420, I-XII, pls. 1-37. udibranchia pp. 243–365; p. 364
*Yonow N. (2012
Opisthobranchs from the western Indian Ocean, with descriptions of two new species and ten new records (Mollusca, Gastropoda).
ZooKeys 197: 1–129. [22 May 2012].
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Gastropod genera