''Chelidonura'' is a

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of small, sometimes colorful,

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s. These are headshield slugs or

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s in the family

Aglajidae Aglajidae is a family of often colorful, medium-sized, sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. These are not nudibranchs; instead they are headshield slugs, in the clade Cephalaspidea.Bouchet, P. (2012). Aglajidae. Accessed through: ...

.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Chelidonura A. Adams, 1850. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137638 on 16 June 2012 The two rather long "tails" at the end of the animal are characteristic of the genus.

Species

Species with the genus ''Chelidonura'' include: * '' Chelidonura alisonae'' Gosliner, 2011 * '' Chelidonura amoena'' Bergh, 1905 * '' Chelidonura castanea'' Yonow, 1994 * '' Chelidonura cubana'' Ortea & Martínez, 1997 * '' Chelidonura electra'' Rudman, 1970 * '' Chelidonura flavolobata'' Heller & Thompson 1983 * '' Chelidonura fulvipunctata'' Baba, 1938 * ''

Chelidonura hirundinina ''Chelidonura hirundinina'' is a species of small and colorful aglajid sea slug, a shell-less opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aglajidae.Rosenberg, G. (2011). Chelidonura hirundinina (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). Accessed through: Wor ...

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, 1833) * '' Chelidonura inornata'' Baba, 1949 * '' Chelidonura livida'' Yonow, 1994 * '' Chelidonura mariagordae'' Ortea, Espinosa & Moro, 2004 * '' Chelidonura normani'' Ornelas-Gatdula, Dupont & Valdés, 2011 * '' Chelidonura orchidaea'' Perrone, 1990 * '' Chelidonura pallida'' Risbec, 1951 * ''

Chelidonura punctata ''Chelidonura punctata'' is a species of sea slug, or "headshield slug", a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aglajidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). ''Chelidonura punctata'' Eliot, 1903. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spe ...

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Chelidonura sandrana ''Chelidonura sandrana'' is a species of sea slug, or "headshield slug", a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aglajidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Chelidonura sandrana Rudman, 1973. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...

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Chelidonura varians ''Chelidonura varians'' is a species of small sea slug, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the order Cephalaspidea, the headshield slugs. Description & habitat This species has a maximum size of 70 mm. The background color is ...

'' Eliot, 1903 ;Species brought into synonymy : * ''Chelidonura aureopunctata'' Rudman, 1968: synonym of '' Philinopsis taronga'' (Allan, 1933) * ''Chelidonura babai'' Gosliner, 1988: synonym of ''

'' Rudman, 1973 * ''Chelidonura conformata'' Burn, 1966: synonym of ''Biuve fulvipunctata'' (Baba, 1938) * ''Chelidonura italica'' Sordi, 1980: synonym of ''Camachoaglaja africana'' (Pruvot-Fol, 1953) * ''Chelidonura larramendii'' Ortea, Espinosa & Moro, 2009: synonym of ''Camachoaglaja larramendii'' (Ortea, Espinosa & Moro, 2009) * ''Chelidonura mediterranea'' Swennen, 1961: synonym of ''Biuve fulvipunctata'' (Baba, 1938) * ''Chelidonura nyanyana'' Edmunds, 1968: synonym of '' Navanax orbignyanus'' (Rochebrune, 1881) * ''Chelidonura petra'' Ev. Marcus, 1976: synonym of '' Spinoaglaja petra'' (Ev. Marcus, 1976) * ''Chelidonura philinopsis'' Eliot, 1903:The Sea Slug Forum : Chelidonura philinopsis
accessed : 7 February 2011 synonym of ''

'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) * ''Chelidonura sabadiega'' Ortea, Moro & Espinosa, 1997: synonym of '' Mannesia sabadiega'' (Ortea, Moro & Espinosa, 1997)

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

External links

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The Guardian ; Chelidonura mandroroa; 16 October 2011
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3138512 Aglajidae Gastropod genera Taxa named by Arthur Adams (zoologist)