Okadaiidae is a
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of
sea slug
Sea slug is a common name for some marine invertebrates with varying levels of resemblance to terrestrial slugs. Most creatures known as sea slugs are gastropods, i.e. they are sea snails (marine gastropod mollusks) that over evolutionary t ...
s, dorid
nudibranch
Nudibranchs () are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs which shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have been given colourful nicknames to matc ...
s,
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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s in the superfamily
Polyceroidea
Polyceroidea is a taxonomic superfamily of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Doridacea.
Families
Families within the superfamily Polyceroidea include:
*Family Aegiridae - In Bouchet & Rocroi (2005 ...
. This family is within the clade
Euctenidiacea
The Euctenidiacea, common name dorid nudibranchs, are a taxonomic suborder of sea snails or slugs, marine gastropod molluscs in the order Nudibranchia. Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) rejected the name Anthobranchia on the grounds that it also include ...
.
This family has no subfamilies.
Genera
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Vayssierea
''Vayssierea'' is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Okadaiidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Vayssierea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php? ...
'' (Risbec, 1928)
** ''
Vayssierea felis
''Vayssierea felis'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Okadaiidae.
Description
This red-orange nudibranch can grow up to 6mm in size.Rudman, W.B., 2000 (April 12) ''Vayssierea felis'' (Colli ...
'' (Collingwood, 1881)
References
External links
Sea Slug Forum species list
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