''Caloria'' is a
genus
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of colorful
sea slug
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s,
aeolid nudibranchs. They are
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gastropod
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mollusc
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s in the
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Facelinidae
The Facelinidae are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of colorful sea slugs. These are specifically aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs.Bouchet, P. (2012). Facelinidae. Accessed through: W ...
.
[MolluscaBase (2018)]
''Caloria'' Trinchese, 1888.
Accessed on 2018-02-17
Species
Species within the genus include:
* ''
Caloria elegans'' (Alder & Hancock, 1845)
* ''
Caloria guenanti'' (Risbec, 1928)
* ''
Caloria indica
''Caloria indica'' is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Facelinidae.Gofas, S. (2005)''Caloria indica'' (Bergh, 1896).In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: ...
'' (Bergh, 1896)
[Gofas, S. (2010)]
''Caloria indica'' (Bergh, 1896).
In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2011-01-08
* ''
Caloria quatrefagesi'' (Vayssière, 1888)
* ''
Caloria rosea'' (Bergh, 1888)
* ''Caloria'' sp. 1
black-dot nudibranch
The black-dot nudibranch, ''Caloria'' sp. 1, as designated by Gosliner, 1987, is a species of sea slug, specifically an aeolid nudibranch. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Facelinidae.
Distribution
This species is endemic to the ...
[Gosliner, T.M. 1987. ''Nudibranchs of Southern Africa'' ]
* ''Caloria'' sp. 2
yellow-tipped nudibranch
Species which are currently transferred to other genera, or synonyms:
* ''Caloria australis'' Risbec, 1937 (nomen dubium)
* ''Caloria maculata'' Trinchese, 1888 accepted as ''
Caloria elegans'' (Alder & Hancock, 1845) (synonym)
* ''Caloria militaris'' (Alder & Hancock, 1864) accepted as ''
Phidiana militaris'' (Alder & Hancock, 1864)
References
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Facelinidae