''Marionia'' is a
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of
sea slug
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s, specifically
dendronotid nudibranch
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s,
marine
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gastropod
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mollusc
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s in the
family
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Tritoniidae
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.
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''Marionia'' Vayssière, 1877.
Accessed on 2021-01-09.
Species
Species within the genus ''Marionia'' include:
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Marionia affinis'' Bergh, 1883: synonym of ''Marionia blainvillea'' (Risso, 1818) (synonym)
* ''Marionia berghii'' Vayssière, 1879: synonym of ''Marionia blainvillea'' (Risso, 1818) (synonym)
* ''Marionia occidentalis'' Bergh, 1884: synonym of ''Marionia cucullata'' (Couthouy, 1852)
* ''Marionia tethydea''
ic synonym of ''Marionia blainvillea'' (Risso, 1818) (misspelling of ''thethydea'' (Delle Chiaje, 1841))
References
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Tritoniidae