Berthellina

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Berthellina
A live individual of Berthellina granulata, in situ
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Pleurobranchomorpha

Superfamily: Pleurobranchoidea
Family: Pleurobranchidae
Subfamily: Pleurobranchinae
Genus: Berthellina
Gardiner, 1936

Berthellina is a genus of sea slugs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Pleurobranchidae. [1]

Species

Species within the genus Berthellina include:

  • Berthellina citrina (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828)
  • Berthellina edwardsi (Vayssière, 1896)
  • Berthellina engeli Gardiner, 1936
  • Berthellina granulata, the lemon pleurobranch
  • Berthellina ilisima Marcus & Marcus, 1967
  • Berthellina oblonga (Audouin, 1826)
  • Berthellina quadridens (Mörch, 1863)
  • Berthellina saidensis (O'Donoghue, 1929)

References

  1. Gofas, S. (2012). Berthellina Gardiner, 1936. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138362 on 2012-07-06
  • Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom)
  • 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
  • SEM images of its radula can be found at Thompson; Bebbington (1973). Malacologia 14: 147–165. .
  • Sea Slug Forum info
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