''Triopha'' is a
genus
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of colorful sea slugs,
nudibranch
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s, shell-less
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 family
Polyceridae
The Polyceridae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks within the superfamily Polyceroidea.
Taxonomy
The family Polyceridae is classified within the clade Doridacea, itself belonging to the clade Euct ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Triopha'' include:
* ''
Triopha catalinae
''Triopha catalinae'', commonly known as the sea clown triopha or sea clown, is a species of colorful sea slug called a nudibranch. Sea clowns are a shell-less marine, gastronomic mollusk in the taxonomic family Polyceridae.
The species' Lati ...
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Cooper, 1863
* ''
Triopha maculata''
MacFarland, 1905
* ''
Triopha modesta''
Bergh, 1880
* ''
Triopha occidentalis''
Fewkes, 1889
;Synonyms:
* ''Triopha aurantiaca''
Cockerell, 1908: synonym of ''Triopha maculata''
MacFarland, 1905
* ''Triopha elioti''
O'Donoghue, 1921: synonym of ''Triopha catalinae''
(J. G. Cooper, 1863) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
* ''Triopha grandis''
MacFarland, 1905: synonym of ''Triopha occidentalis''
(Fewkes, 1889)
* ''Triopha scrippsiana''
Cockerell, 1915: synonym of ''Triopha catalinae''
(J. G. Cooper, 1863) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
References
External links
Bergh, L. S. R. (1880). Scientific results of the exploration of Alaska by the parties under the charge of W.H. Dall, during the years 1865-1874. On the nudibranchiate Gasteropod Mollusca of the North Pacific Ocean : with special reference to those of Alaska : second part / by Dr. Rudolph Bergh, Copenhagen
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Polyceridae
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