Ancula
Encyclopedia
Ancula is a genus
of sea slug
s, specifically dorid
nudibranch
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in the family
Goniodorididae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea slug
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...
s, specifically dorid
Doridacea
Doridacea is a taxonomic grouping of dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks. included in the clade Euctenidiacea of the clade Nudibranchia.- Taxonomy :*Superfamily Doridoidea**Family Dorididae**Family Actinocyclidae...
nudibranch
Nudibranch
A nudibranch is a member of what is now a taxonomic clade, and what was previously a suborder, of soft-bodied, marine gastropod mollusks which shed their shell after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colors and striking forms...
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod molluscs in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Goniodorididae
Goniodorididae
Goniodorididae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the order Opisthobranchia.-Genera:Genera in the family Goniodorididae include:* Ancula Lovén, 1846* Goniodoris Forbes & Goodsir, 1939...
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Species
Species within the genus Ancula include:- Ancula espinosai Ortea, 2001
- Ancula evelinae Er. Marcus, 1961
- Ancula fuegiensis Odhner, 1926
- Ancula gibbosaAncula gibbosaAncula gibbosa, common name Atlantic ancula, is a species of dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae....
(Risso, 1818) - originally described as Tritonia gibbosa Risso, 1818 ; synonyms: Ancula cristata (Alder, 1841), Ancula pacifica MacFarland, 1905 - Ancula kariyana Baba, 1990
- Ancula lentiginosa Farmer & Sloan, 1964
- Ancula mapae (Burn, 1961)
- Ancula sp. Giraffe spot nudibranchGiraffe spot nudibranchThe giraffe spot nudibranch, Ancula sp., as designated by Gosliner, 1987, is a species of colourful sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae...