Chelidonura
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Chelidonura is a genus
of small, sometimes colorful, sea slug
s. These are headshield slugs or cephalaspidea
ns, marine
opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Aglajidae
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The two rather long "tails" at the end of the animal are characteristic of the genus.
Species brought into synonymy :
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 small, sometimes colorful, 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. These are headshield slugs or cephalaspidea
Cephalaspidea
The suborder Cephalaspidea, also known as the headshield slugs and bubble snails, is a clade of sea slugs and bubble snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the larger clade Euopisthobranchia....
ns, 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...
opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Aglajidae
Aglajidae
Aglajidae is a family of often colorful, medium-sized, sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. These are not nudibranchs; instead they are headshield slugs, in the clade Cephalaspidea.-Genera:...
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The two rather long "tails" at the end of the animal are characteristic of the genus.
Species
Species with the genus Chelidonura include:- Chelidonura africana Pruvot-Fol, 1953
- Chelidonura alisonae Gosliner, 2011
- Chelidonura amoenaChelidonura amoenaChelidonura amoena is a species of sea slug, or "headshield slug", a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aglajidae.-External links:* . SeaSlug Forum*...
Bergh, 1905 - Chelidonura berolina Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970
- Chelidonura castanea Yonow, 1994
- Chelidonura cubana Ortea & Martínez, 1997
- Chelidonura electra Rudman, 1970
- Chelidonura flavolobata Heller & Thompson 1983
- Chelidonura fulvipunctata Baba, 1938
- Chelidonura hirundininaChelidonura hirundininaChelidonura hirundinina is a species of small and colorful aglajid sea slug, a shell-less opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aglajidae. Despite its colorful appearance, this is not a species of nudibranch; it is a cephalaspidean, a headshield slug...
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) - Chelidonura inornataChelidonura inornataChelidonura inornata is a species of sea slug or headshield slug, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Aglajidae.-External links:* . SeaSlug Forum...
Baba, 1949 - Chelidonura juancarlosi Ortea & Espinosa, 1999
- Chelidonura larramendii Ortea, Espinosa & Moro, 2009
- Chelidonura leopoldoi Ortea, Moro & Espinosa, 1997
- Chelidonura livida Yonow, 1994
- Chelidonura mandroroa Gosliner, 2011
- Chelidonura mariagordae Ortea, Espinosa & Moro, 2004
- Chelidonura orchidaea Perrone, 1990
- Chelidonura pallidaChelidonura pallidaChelidonura pallida is a species of sea slug, or "headshield slug", a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aglajidae.-External links:*...
Risbec, 1951 - Chelidonura philinopsis Eliot, 1903
- Chelidonura punctataChelidonura punctataChelidonura punctata is a species of sea slug, or "headshield slug", a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aglajidae.-External links:*...
Eliot, 1903 - Chelidonura sabadiega Ortea, Moro & Espinosa, 1997
- Chelidonura sabina Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970
- Chelidonura sandranaChelidonura sandranaChelidonura sandrana is a species of sea slug, or "headshield slug", a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aglajidae.- Ecology :...
Rudman, 1973 - Chelidonura tsurugensis Baba & Abe, 1964
- Chelidonura variansChelidonura variansChelidonura varians is a species of small sea slug, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the order Cephalaspidea, the headshield slugs.-Description:This species is similar to C. livida...
Eliot, 1903 - Chelidonura velutina ((Quoy & Gaimard)
Species brought into synonymy :
- Chelidonura aureopunctataChelidonura aureopunctataPhilinopsis taronga is a species of small and colorful aglajid sea slug, a shell-less opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aglajidae. -References:...
Rudman, 1968 : synonym of Philinopsis taronga (Allan, 1933) - Chelidonura conformata Burn, 1966 : synonym of Chelidonura fulvipunctata Baba, 1938
- Chelidonura italica Sordi, 1980 : synonym of Chelidonura africana Pruvot-Fol, 1953
- Chelidonura mediterranea Swennen, 1961 : synonym of Chelidonura fulvipunctata Baba, 1938