Leminda
| Leminda | |
|---|---|
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| the frilled nudibranch, Leminda millecra | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Family: | Charcotiidae |
| Genus: | Leminda Griffiths, 1985[1] |
Leminda is a genus of nudibranchs in the family Charcotiidae.[2] They are marine gastropod molluscs which have so far only been found around the South African coast.
Taxonomy
Leminda has been considered as the only genus in the family Lemindidae Griffiths, 1985. Leminda the type genus of the family Lemindidae.
Lemindidae has been classified as a synonym of the Charcotiidae in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005).[2]
Description
The body of these animals is robust and elevated, and has a velum, or anterior veil. The margin of the mantle is expanded and waving and is held above the body. The foot is large and well-developed. The rhinophores are smooth and retract into smooth small sheaths. The radula is broad and arranged in multiple series with hook-shaped teeth. The digestive gland branches extensively into the mantle margin. The animal has no eyes. A bag used in copulation opens between the male and female reproductive openings[1]
Etymology
The genus name comes from an adaptation of the describing author's daughter's name.
Species
The type species for this genus is Leminda millecra Griffiths, 1985
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Griffiths R.J. (1985). "Description of a new South African Arminacean and the proposed re-instatement of the genus Atthila Bergh (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)". Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 95(7)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdés Á. & Warén A. (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology (Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks) 47 (1-2): 1–397. ISBN 3925919724. ISSN 0076-2997.