''Thuridilla'' is a
genus
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of
sacoglossa
Sacoglossa, commonly known as the sacoglossans or the "solar-powered sea slugs", are a superorder of small sea slugs and sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks that belong to the clade Heterobranchia. Sacoglossans live by ingesting the cellular ...
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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, shell-less
marine opisthobranch
Opisthobranchs () is now an informal name for a large and diverse group of specialized complex gastropods which used to be united in the subclass Opisthobranchia. That taxon is no longer considered to represent a monophyletic grouping.
Euopisth ...
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
Plakobranchidae
Plakobranchidae is a family of sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Plakobranchoidea. They superficially resemble nudibranchs but they are sacoglossans, members of the clade Sacoglossa within the Opisthobranchia ...
.
[Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Thuridilla Bergh, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137929 on 2012-03-08]
Species
There are 24 species within the genus ''Thuridilla'':
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* ''
Thuridilla albopustulosa''
Gosliner, 1995
* ''
Thuridilla bayeri''
(Er. Marcus, 1965)
* ''
Thuridilla carlsoni
''Thuridilla carlsoni'' is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Plakobranchidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the la ...
''
Gosliner, 1995
* ''
Thuridilla coerulea''
(Kelaart, 1857)
* ''
Thuridilla decorata
''Thuridilla decorata'' is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Plakobranchidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in both the Gulf of Oman and the Red Sea
The Red Sea ( ...
''
(Heller & Thompson, 1983)
* ''
Thuridilla flavomaculata''
Gosliner, 1995
* ''
Thuridilla gracilis''
(Risbec, 1928)
* ''
Thuridilla haingsisiana
''Thuridilla'' is a genus of sacoglossan sea slugs, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Plakobranchidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Thuridilla Bergh, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ht ...
''
(Bergh, 1905)
* ''
Thuridilla hoffae''
Gosliner, 1995
* ''
Thuridilla hopei
''Thuridilla hopei'' is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Plakobranchidae.Gofas, S. (2010). Thuridilla hopei (Vérany, 1853). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) ...
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(Vérany, 1853)
* ''
Thuridilla indopacifica''
Gosliner, 1995
* ''
Thuridilla kathae''
Gosliner, 1995
* ''
Thuridilla lineolata''
(Bergh, 1905)
* ''
Thuridilla livida''
(Baba, 1955)
* ''
Thuridilla malaquita''
Ortea & Buske, 2014
* ''
Thuridilla mazda''
Ortea & Espinosa, 2000
* ''
Thuridilla moebii
''Thuridilla moebii'' is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Plakobranchidae. It is found in shallow water in the tropical west and central Indo-Pacific region.
Description
''Th ...
''
(Bergh, 1888)
* ''
Thuridilla multimarginata''
Gosliner, 1995
* ''
Thuridilla neona''
Gosliner, 1995
* ''
Thuridilla picta''
(A. E. Verrill, 1901)
* ''
Thuridilla ratna''
(Er. Marcus, 1965)
* ''
Thuridilla splendens
''Thuridilla'' is a genus of sacoglossan sea slugs, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Plakobranchidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Thuridilla Bergh, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ht ...
''
(Baba, 1949)
* ''
Thuridilla undula''
Gosliner, 1995
* ''
Thuridilla vataae''
(Risbec, 1928)
* ''
Thuridilla virgata
''Thuridilla'' is a genus of sacoglossan sea slugs, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Plakobranchidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Thuridilla Bergh, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ht ...
''
(Bergh, 1888)
;Synonyms:
* ''Thuridilla thysanopoda''
(Bergh, 1905): synonym of ''
Elysia thysanopoda''
Bergh, 1905
Gallery
Image:Thuridilla carlsoni.png, ''Thuridilla carlsoni
''Thuridilla carlsoni'' is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Plakobranchidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the la ...
''
Image:Thuridilla decorata.jpg, ''Thuridilla decorata
''Thuridilla decorata'' is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Plakobranchidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in both the Gulf of Oman and the Red Sea
The Red Sea ( ...
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Image:Thuridilla flavomaculata.jpg, '' Thuridilla flavomaculata''
Image:Thuridilla hoffae.jpg, '' Thuridilla hoffae''
Image:Thuridilla hopei (Vérany, 1853).jpg, ''Thuridilla hopei
''Thuridilla hopei'' is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Plakobranchidae.Gofas, S. (2010). Thuridilla hopei (Vérany, 1853). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) ...
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Image:Thuridilla indopacifica.jpg, '' Thuridilla indopacifica''
Image:Thuridilla kathae.jpg, '' Thuridilla kathae''
Image:Thuridilla lineolata.JPG, '' Thuridilla lineolata''
Image:Thuridilla livida.jpg, '' Thuridilla livida''
Image:Thuridilla moebii.JPG, ''Thuridilla moebii
''Thuridilla moebii'' is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Plakobranchidae. It is found in shallow water in the tropical west and central Indo-Pacific region.
Description
''Th ...
''
Image:Thuridilla multimarginata.jpg, '' Thuridilla multimarginata''
Image:Thuridilla picta cropped.jpg, '' Thuridilla picta''
Image:Thuridilla undula.jpg, '' Thuridilla undula''
Image:Thuridilla vataae.JPG, '' Thuridilla vataae''
References
External links
Bergh, L. S. R. (1872). Malacologische Untersuchungen. In: C. Semper (ed.) Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen, Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Theil 1, Heft 3: 137-176, pls 17-20
Plakobranchidae
Gastropod genera
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