''Thuridilla'' is a
genus
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of
sacoglossa
Sacoglossa are a superorder of small sea slugs and sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks that belong to the clade Heterobranchia known as sacoglossans. There are 284 valid species recognized within this superorder. Sacoglossans live by ingestin ...
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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, shell-less
marine opisthobranch
Opisthobranchs () is a now informal name for a large and diverse group of specialized complex gastropods which used to be united in the subclass Opisthobranchia. That taxon is no longer considered to represent a monophyletic grouping.
Euopistho ...
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 ...
mollusk
Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...
s in the family
Plakobranchidae
Plakobranchidae is a family (biology), family of sea slugs, marine (ocean), marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Plakobranchoidea. They superficially resemble nudibranchs but they are sacoglossans, members of the clade Sacog ...
.
[Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Thuridilla Bergh, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137929 on 2012-03-08]
Species
There are 24 species within the genus ''Thuridilla'':
[.]
* ''
Thuridilla albopustulosa''
Gosliner, 1995
* ''
Thuridilla bayeri''
(Er. Marcus, 1965)
* ''
Thuridilla carlsoni
''Thuridilla carlsoni'' is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Plakobranchidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest ...
''
Gosliner, 1995
* ''
Thuridilla coerulea''
(Kelaart, 1857)
* ''
Thuridilla decorata
''Thuridilla decorata'' is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Plakobranchidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in both the Gulf of Oman and the Red Sea
The Red Sea is ...
''
(Heller & Thompson, 1983)
* ''
Thuridilla flavomaculata''
Gosliner, 1995
* ''
Thuridilla gracilis''
(Risbec, 1928)
* ''
Thuridilla haingsisiana
''Thuridilla'' is a genus of sacoglossan sea slugs, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Plakobranchidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Thuridilla Bergh, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ht ...
''
(Bergh, 1905)
* ''
Thuridilla hoffae''
Gosliner, 1995
* ''
Thuridilla hopei
''Thuridilla hopei'' is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less Marine life, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Plakobranchidae.Gofas, S. (2010). Thuridilla hopei (Vérany, 1853). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, ...
''
(Vérany, 1853)
* ''
Thuridilla indopacifica''
Gosliner, 1995
* ''
Thuridilla kathae''
Gosliner, 1995
* ''
Thuridilla lineolata''
(Bergh, 1905)
* ''
Thuridilla livida''
(Baba, 1955)
* ''
Thuridilla malaquita''
Ortea & Buske, 2014
* ''
Thuridilla mazda
''Thuridilla'' is a genus of sacoglossan sea slugs, shell-less marine (ocean), marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Plakobranchidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Thuridilla Bergh, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marin ...
''
Ortea & Espinosa, 2000
* ''
Thuridilla moebii
''Thuridilla moebii'' is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Plakobranchidae. It is found in shallow water in the tropical west and central Indo-Pacific region.
Description
''Thur ...
''
(Bergh, 1888)
* ''
Thuridilla multimarginata''
Gosliner, 1995
* ''
Thuridilla neona
''Thuridilla'' is a genus of sacoglossan sea slugs, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Plakobranchidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Thuridilla Bergh, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ht ...
''
Gosliner, 1995
* ''
Thuridilla picta
''Thuridilla'' is a genus of sacoglossan sea slugs, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Plakobranchidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Thuridilla Bergh, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ht ...
''
(A. E. Verrill, 1901)
* ''
Thuridilla ratna
''Thuridilla'' is a genus of sacoglossan sea slugs, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Plakobranchidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Thuridilla Bergh, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ht ...
''
(Er. Marcus, 1965)
* ''
Thuridilla splendens
''Thuridilla'' is a genus of sacoglossan sea slugs, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Plakobranchidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Thuridilla Bergh, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ht ...
''
(Baba, 1949)
* ''
Thuridilla undula''
Gosliner, 1995
* ''
Thuridilla vataae''
(Risbec, 1928)
* ''
Thuridilla virgata
''Thuridilla'' is a genus of sacoglossan sea slugs, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Plakobranchidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Thuridilla Bergh, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ht ...
''
(Bergh, 1888)
;Synonyms:
* ''Thuridilla thysanopoda''
(Bergh, 1905): synonym of ''
Elysia thysanopoda Elysia may signify the following:
*Elysia (band), a deathcore band
* ''Elysia'' (gastropod), a genus of gastropods
*Elysium
Elysium (), otherwise known as the Elysian Fields (, ''Ēlýsion pedíon''), Elysian Plains or Elysian Realm, is a conc ...
''
Bergh, 1905
Gallery
Image:Thuridilla carlsoni.png, ''Thuridilla carlsoni
''Thuridilla carlsoni'' is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Plakobranchidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest ...
''
Image:Thuridilla decorata.jpg, ''Thuridilla decorata
''Thuridilla decorata'' is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Plakobranchidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in both the Gulf of Oman and the Red Sea
The Red Sea is ...
''
Image:Thuridilla flavomaculata.jpg, '' Thuridilla flavomaculata''
Image:Thuridilla hoffae.jpg, '' Thuridilla hoffae''
Image:Thuridilla hopei (Vérany, 1853).jpg, ''Thuridilla hopei
''Thuridilla hopei'' is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less Marine life, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Plakobranchidae.Gofas, S. (2010). Thuridilla hopei (Vérany, 1853). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, ...
''
Image:Thuridilla indopacifica.jpg, '' Thuridilla indopacifica''
Image:Thuridilla kathae.jpg, '' Thuridilla kathae''
Image:Thuridilla lineolata.JPG, '' Thuridilla lineolata''
Image:Thuridilla livida.jpg, '' Thuridilla livida''
Image:Thuridilla moebii.JPG, ''Thuridilla moebii
''Thuridilla moebii'' is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Plakobranchidae. It is found in shallow water in the tropical west and central Indo-Pacific region.
Description
''Thur ...
''
Image:Thuridilla multimarginata.jpg, '' Thuridilla multimarginata''
Image:Thuridilla picta cropped.jpg, ''Thuridilla picta
''Thuridilla'' is a genus of sacoglossan sea slugs, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Plakobranchidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Thuridilla Bergh, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ht ...
''
Image:Thuridilla undula.jpg, '' Thuridilla undula''
Image:Thuridilla vataae.JPG, '' Thuridilla vataae''
References
External links
Bergh, L. S. R. (1872). Malacologische Untersuchungen. In: C. Semper (ed.) Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen, Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Theil 1, Heft 3: 137-176, pls 17-20
Plakobranchidae
Gastropod genera
{{Placobranchidae-stub