Philinopsis
Philiopsis is a genus of often colorful, medium-sized, sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. These are not nudibranchs; instead they are headshield slugs, in the clade Cephalaspidea. [1]
Species
Species within the genus Philinopsis include [2][3] [1]
- Philinopsis aeci Ortea & Espinosa, 2001
- Philinopsis bagaensis Ortea, Moro & Espinosa, 2007
- Philinopsis batabanoensis Ortea, Moro & Espinosa, 2007
- Philinopsis coronata Gosliner, 2011
- Philinopsis ctenophoraphaga Gosliner, 2011
- Philinopsis cyanea (Martens, 1879)
- Philinopsis depicta (Renier, 1807)
- Philinopsis falciphallus Gosliner, 2011
- Philinopsis lineolata (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854)
- Philinopsis petra (Ev. Marcus, 1976)
- Philinopsis pusa (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1966)
- Philinopsis reticulata (Eliot, 1903)
- Philinopsis speciosa (Eliot, 1903)
- Philinopsis taronga (Allan, 1933)
The Sea Slug Forum also mentions the following species :
- Philinopsis gardineri (Eliot, 1903) [4]
- Philinopsis gigliolii Tapparone-Canefri, 1874 [5]
- Philinopsis pilsbryi (Eliot, 1900) [6]
- Philinopsis troubridgensis (Verco, 1909) [7]
- Philinopsis virgo (Rudman, 1968) [8]
References
- 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
- Ortea, Moro & Espinosa (2007). Revista Academia Canar. Cienc. XVIII (4) : 33-52
- Gosliner T.M. (2011) Six new species of aglajid opisthobranch mollusks from the tropical Indo-Pacific. Zootaxa 2751: 1–24. page 7
Further reading