''Risbecia'' is a
genus
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of colorful
sea slug
Sea slug is a common name for some Marine biology, marine invertebrates with varying levels of resemblance to terrestrial Slug, slugs. Most creatures known as sea slugs are gastropods, i.e. they are Sea snail, sea snails (marine gastropod moll ...
s, dorid
nudibranch
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s, shell-less
marine gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the family
Chromodorididae
Chromodorididae, or chromodorids, are a taxonomic family of colourful sea slugs; dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea. “Chromodorid nudibranchs are among the most gorgeously coloured of all animals.†...
.
[Caballer, M. (2011). Risbecia Odhner, 1934. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204668 on 9 June 2012]
In 2012, the genus ''Risbecia'' became a synonym of ''
Hypselodoris
''Hypselodoris'' is a genus of colourful sea slugs or dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chromodorididae.MolluscaBase (2018)''Hypselodoris'' Stimpson, 1855.Accessed on 2018-09-16. Modern usage follows a more restricted vi ...
''
Stimpson, 1855
Species
The following species in the genus ''Risbecia'' have not been reallocated yet (June 2012):
* ''
Risbecia nyalya''
(Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967)
* ''
Risbecia versicolor''
(Risbec, 1828)
; Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Risbecia apolegma''
Yonow, 2001: synonym of ''
Hypselodoris apolegma
''Hypselodoris apolegma (or "Bubblegum Worm" as it is commonly known)'' is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
Taxonomic history
Recent phylogenetic data confirm the val ...
''
(Yonow, 2001)
* ''Risbecia bullockii''
(Collingwood, 1881): synonym of ''
Hypselodoris bullockii''
(Collingwood, 1881)
* ''Risbecia francoisi''
Odhner, 1934: synonym of ''Risbecia tryoni''
(Garrett, 1873)
* ''Risbecia ghardaqana''
(Gohar & Aboul-Ela, 1957): synonym of ''
Hypselodoris ghardaqana
''Hypselodoris ghardaqana'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012)''Hypselodoris ghardaqana''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-06-09
Di ...
''
(Gohar & Aboul-Ela, 1957)
* ''Risbecia godeffroyana''
(Bergh
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, 1877): synonym of ''
Hypselodoris godeffroyana''
(Bergh, 1877)
* ''Risbecia imperialis''
(Pease, 1860): synonym of ''
Hypselodoris imperialis''
(Pease, 1860)
* ''Risbecia odhneri''
Risbec, 1953: synonym of ''Risbecia tryoni''
(Garrett, 1873)
* ''Risbecia pulchella''
(Ruppell & Leuckart, 1828): synonym of ''
Hypselodoris pulchella
''Hypselodoris pulchella'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P. (2012)''Hypselodoris pulchella''.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-06-09
Desc ...
''
(Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828)
* ''Risbecia reticulata''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1832): synonym of ''
Chromodoris reticulata''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
* ''
Risbecia tryoni''
(Garrett, 1873): synonym of ''
Hypselodoris tryoni
''Hypselodoris tryoni'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the genus Chromodorididae.Caballer, M. (2011)''Hypselodoris tryoni'' (Garrett, 1873).Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 Augu ...
''
(Garrett, 1873)
References
* Franc A. (1968) ''Sous-classe des Opisthobranches''. In: P. Grasse (Ed). Traite de Zoologie 5 (3): 608–893. page(s): 866
* Rudman W.B. (1984) ''The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera''. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 81 (2/3): 115–273. page(s): 195
*
Chromodorididae
Gastropod genera
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