''Pseudovermis'' is
genus of minute
sea slugs, specifically aolid
nudibranchs,
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gastropod
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mollusks or
micromollusk
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s in the
family Pseudovermidae
Pseudovermidae is a taxonomic family of minute sea slugs, specifically aolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk
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[Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011)]
''Pseudovermis'' Périaslavzeff, 1891.
Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-06-03[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]
These extremely small sea slugs are
meiofauna; they live among sand grains. ''Pseudovermis'' means fake worm, because these slugs resemble minute worms.
Species
Species within the genus ''Pseudovermis'' include:
* ''
Pseudovermis artabrensis'' Urgorri, Cobo & Besteiro, 1991
* ''
Pseudovermis axi'' Marcus Ev. & Er., 1955
* ''
Pseudovermis boadeni'' Salvini-Plawen & Sterrer, 1968
* ''
Pseudovermis chinensis'' Hughes, 1991
* ''
Pseudovermis hancocki'' Challis, 1969
* ''
Pseudovermis indicus'' Salvini-Plawen & G.C. Rao, 1973
* ''
Pseudovermis japonicus'' Hamatani & Nunomura, 1973
* ''
Pseudovermis kowalewskyi'' Salvini-Plawen & Sterrer, 1968
* ''
Pseudovermis mortoni'' Challis, 1969
* ''
Pseudovermis papillifer'' Kowalewsky, 1901
* ''
Pseudovermis paradoxus'' Perejaslavtseva, 1891
* ''
Pseudovermis salamandrops'' Ev. Marcus, 1953
* ''
Pseudovermis schultzi'' Marcus Ev. & Er., 1955
* ''
Pseudovermis setensis'' Fize, 1961
* ''
Pseudovermis soleatus'' Salvini-Plawen & G.C. Rao, 1973
* ''
Pseudovermis thompsoni'' Salvini-Plawen, 1991
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Pseudovermis papillifera'' Kowalevsky, 1901: synonym of ''Pseudovermis papillifer'' Kowalewsky, 1901
References
Pseudovermidae
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