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Oxynoe
''Oxynoe'' is a genus of small sea snails, bubble snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Oxynoidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Oxynoe Rafinesque, 1814. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138309 on 2011-04-12 Species Species within the genus ''Oxynoe'' include 8 valid species:Jensen K. R. (November 2007)"Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)". ''Bonner zoologische Beiträge'' 55(2006)(3-4): 255–281. * ''Oxynoe antillarum'' Mörch, 1863 * '' Oxynoe azuropunctata'' Jensen, 1980 * '' Oxynoe benchijigua'' Ortea, Moro & Espinosa, 1999 * '' Oxynoe delicatula'' Nevill & Nevill, 1869 * '' Oxynoe kabirensis'' Hamatani, 1980 * ''Oxynoe olivacea ''Oxynoe olivacea'' is a species of small green bubble snail or sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Oxynoidae. Despite a superficial resemblance, this is not a nudibranch, it is a sacoglossan, and like other ''Oxynoe'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxynoe Olivacea
''Oxynoe olivacea'' is a species of small green bubble snail or sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Oxynoidae. Despite a superficial resemblance, this is not a nudibranch, it is a sacoglossan, and like other ''Oxynoe'' species, it has a small, fragile, bubble-shaped shell. Distribution This species is found in the Mediterranean Sea. The type locality for this species is Sicily, Italy.Jensen K. R. (November 2007)"Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)". ''Bonner zoologische Beiträge'' 55(2006)(3-4): 255–281. Description Body is elongated, swollen in front of the middle, with the tail long and narrow, pleuropodial lobes partly covering the shell, the line of their junction forming a crest or ridge the entire length of the tail. Upper side of tentacles and outer surface of pleuropodia and tail papillose. Color above clear green, the borders of the foot and pleuropodial lobes, and ends of the tentacles margined with alternating spots of pale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxynoe Antillarum
''Oxynoe antillarum'' is a species of small sea snail or sea slug, a bubble snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Oxynoidae. Distribution The type locality for this species is Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.Jensen K. R. (November 2007)"Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)". ''Bonner zoologische Beiträge'' 55(2006)(3-4): 255–281. Description This species has a characteristic mottled white pattern and is covered with translucent white spots. There is a mottled white band that extends along the sides of the head, around the edge of the parapodia, and also along the edge of the foot. The body is green and oval. The tail is very long, narrow, with a wide longitudinal white dorsal band. The body is closely dotted with green. Tentacles and sides of the head are white, with rather remote green dots arranged in series. Epipodial lobes are with acute, conic, close warts, its edge white with irregular green dots. Sole of the foot yellowish, narr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxynoe Panamensis
''Oxynoe panamensis'' is a species of small sea snail or sea slug, a bubble snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Oxynoidae. Distribution ''Oxynoe panamensis'' is found in mangrove swamps along the Baja California peninsula and Mexico coasts.Lewin R. A. (1970). "Toxin secretion and tail autotomy by irritated ''Oxynoe panamensis'' (Opisthobranchiata: Sacoglossa)". '' Pacific Science'' 24: 356-358PDF/ref> The type locality for this species is Bocas Islands, Panama.Jensen K. R. (November 2007)"Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)". ''Bonner zoologische Beiträge'' 55(2006)(3-4): 255–281. Life habits This species feeds on '' Caulerpa sertularioides'', a green siphonaceous algae. When irritated, ''Oxynoe panamensis'' excretes a potent, milky toxin from its skin. There is known autotomy Autotomy (from the Greek ''auto-'', "self-" and ''tome'', "severing", αὐτοτομία) or self-amputation, is the behaviour whereby an animal sheds or disc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxynoe Viridis
''Oxynoe viridis'' is a species of small sea snail or sea slug, a bubble snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Oxynoidae. Distribution This species occurs in the Philippines, Australia, Indonesia, Egypt, Taiwan and Turkey. The type locality for this species is "Sandwich Islands", now Hawaiian Islands.Jensen K. R. (November 2007)"Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)". ''Bonner zoologische Beiträge'' 55(2006)(3-4): 255–281. Description The body is oval or ovate, dorsal region elevated, lateral lobes regular in shape, outline of the edges convex, not meeting; tentacles well-developed, grooved and truncated; eyes immersed immediately behind the tentacles; foot linear, adapted for clasping seaweed; the whole upper surface garnished with more or less numerous cirrigerous appendages. Tail is long, compressed and lance-pointed. Color: grass green, mottled with darker, sometimes dotted minutely with brown, or a few blue spots margined with black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxynoe Kabirensis
''Oxynoe kabirensis'' is a species of small sea snail or sea slug, a bubble snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Oxynoidae. Distribution This species has only been found in Japan. The type locality for this species is Ishigaki Island, Ryukyu Islands.Jensen K. R. (November 2007)"Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)". ''Bonner zoologische Beiträge The ''Bonn Zoological Bulletin'' (''BzB''), formerly ''Bonner zoologische Beiträge'', is a peer reviewed open access journal dealing with zoology Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is no ...'' 55(2006)(3-4): 255–281. References External links Images of ''Oxynoe kabirensis''* http://www.seaslugforum.net/oxynkabi.htm Oxynoidae Gastropods described in 1980 {{oxynoidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxynoidae
Oxynoidae is a family of sea snails, bubble snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Oxynooidea, an opisthobranch group. This family has no subfamilies. Genera The following three genera or four are included in the family Oxynoidae: * '' Lobiger'' Krohn, 1847 * '' Lophopleurella'' Zilch, 1956 with the only species in the genus: '' Lophopleurella capensis'' (Thiele, 1912) from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ... * '' Oxynoe'' Rafinesque, 1814 * '' Roburnella'' Marcus, 1982 with the only species '' Roburnella wilsoni'' (Tate, 1889) Invalid taxa placed in Oxynoidae include: * ''Icarus gravesii'' Forbes, 1844 - type locality: Aegean Sea * ''Lophocercus krohnii'' A. Adams, 1854 - type locality: Hawaiian Islands : * ''Lophocercus sieboldii'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxynoe Azuropunctata
''Oxynoe azuropunctata'' is a species of small sea snail or sea slug, a bubble snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Oxynoidae. Distribution ''Oxynoe azuropunctata'' is found in the Western Atlantic from the United States to Canada. The species was described from Florida Keys; the type locality for this species is Florida.Jensen K. R. (November 2007)"Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)". ''Bonner zoologische Beiträge'' 55(2006)(3-4): 255–281. Description Feeding habits Food: ''Caulerpa paspaloides'', ''Caulerpa cupressoides'' and ''Caulerpa sertularioides ''Caulerpa sertularioides'', also known as green feather algae, is a species of seaweed in the ''Caulerpaceae'' family found in warm water environments. Description The seaweed has a pale to dark-green thallus that typically grows to outward to ...''. References External links * http://www.seaslugforum.net/oxynazur.htm Bibliography of ''Oxynoe azuropunctata'' Oxynoidae Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxynoe Delicatula
''Oxynoe delicatula'' is a species of small sea snail or sea slug, a bubble snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Oxynoidae. Distribution The type locality for this species is Sri Lanka.Jensen K. R. (November 2007)"Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)". ''Bonner zoologische Beiträge'' 55(2006)(3-4): 255–281. Description The shell is ovate, involute, a little contracted and truncate behind, rounded in front, whitish and thin. The aperture is subcircular behind, ovate in front, elongated, dilated, margins approximating toward the posterior terminations. The inner lip is smooth and thin. The outer lip a little inflexed behind. The peristome is acute. The height of the shell is 6 mm. The width of the shell is 3.5 mm. References This article incorporates oublic domain text from the reference. Pilsbry H. A. (1895-1896). ''Manual of Conchology George Washington Tryon Jr. (20 May 1838 – 5 February 1888) was an American malac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxynoe Benchijigua
''Oxynoe benchijigua'' is a species of small sea snail or sea slug, a bubble snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Oxynoidae. Distribution It is endemic to Canary Islands. It is known only from island La Gomera. The type locality for this species is "''Playa del Barranco de Avalos"'', La Gomera, Canary Islands.Jensen K. R. (November 2007)"Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)". ''Bonner zoologische Beiträge The ''Bonn Zoological Bulletin'' (''BzB''), formerly ''Bonner zoologische Beiträge'', is a peer reviewed open access journal dealing with zoology Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is no ...'' 55(2006)(3-4): 255–281. References External links ''Oxynoe benchijigua'' photosTaxonomic details on World Register of Marine Species Oxynoidae Gastropods described in 1999 {{oxynoidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonner Zoologische Beiträge
The ''Bonn Zoological Bulletin'' (''BzB''), formerly ''Bonner zoologische Beiträge'', is a peer reviewed open access journal dealing with zoology Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and .... References External links * Zoology journals {{zoo-journal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (; October 22, 1783September 18, 1840) was a French 19th-century polymath born near Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire and self-educated in France. He traveled as a young man in the United States, ultimately settling in Ohio in 1815, where he made notable contributions to botany, zoology, and the study of prehistoric earthworks in North America. He also contributed to the study of ancient Mesoamerican linguistics, in addition to work he had already completed in Europe. Rafinesque was an eccentric and erratic genius. He was an autodidact, who excelled in various fields of knowledge, as a zoologist, botanist, writer and polyglot. He wrote prolifically on such diverse topics as anthropology, biology, geology, and linguistics, but was honored in none of these fields during his lifetime. Indeed, he was an outcast in the American scientific community whose submissions were rejected automatically by leading journals. Among his theories were th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is estimated between 60,000 and 100,000 additional species. The proportion of undescribed species is very high. Many taxa remain poorly studied. Molluscs are the largest marine phylum, comprising about 23% of all the named marine organisms. Numerous molluscs also live in freshwater and terrestrial habitats. They are highly diverse, not just in size and anatomical structure, but also in behaviour and habitat. The phylum is typically divided into 7 or 8 Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class (biology), classes, of which two are entirely extinct. Cephalopod molluscs, such as squid, cuttlefish, and octopuses, are among the most neurobiology, neurologically advanced of all invertebrates—and either the giant squid or the colossal squid is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
