Corambe
Encyclopedia
Corambe is a genus of sea slug
s, dorid
nudibranch
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in family Corambidae
within the superfamily Onchidoridoidea
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Genus Corambe is the type genus
of the family Corambidae.
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, 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 family Corambidae
Corambidae
Corambidae is a family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Onchidoridoidea. This family is within the clade Euctenidiacea....
within the superfamily Onchidoridoidea
Onchidoridoidea
Onchidoridoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of colorful sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks.-Families:Families within the superfamily Onchidoridoidea are based on the taxonomy by Bouchet & Rocroi as follows:...
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Genus Corambe is the type genus
Type genus
In biological classification, a type genus is a representative genus, as with regard to a biological family. The term and concept is used much more often and much more formally in zoology than it is in botany, and the definition is dependent on the nomenclatural Code that applies:* In zoological...
of the family Corambidae.
Species
Species within the genus Corambe include:- Corambe baratariae (Harry, 1953)
- Corambe batava Kerbert, 1886
- Corambe carabola Marcus, 1955
- Corambe depressa Adams, 1847
- Corambe fusca Adams, 1847
- Corambe evelinae Marcus, 1958
- Corambe lucea Marcus, 1959
- Corambe obscura (A.E. Verrill, 1870)
- Corambe pacifica MacFarland & O'Donoghue, 1929
- Corambe sargassicola Bergh, 1871 (type species)
- Corambe sp. crazed nudibranchCrazed nudibranchThe crazed nudibranch, Corambe sp., as designated by Gosliner, 1987, is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the superfamily Onchidoridoidea. It is also known as the moss animal nudibranch because its usual prey is a bryozoan, or moss animal...
- Corambe steinbergae (Lance, 1962) (synonym of Doridella steinbergae (Lance, 1962) )
- Corambe testudinaria H. Fischer, 1889
- Corambe thompsoni Millen & Nybakken, 1991 (In 1994 it became a synonym of Psammodoris thompsoni (Millen & Nybakken, 1991) and in 1998 synonym of Loy thompsoni (Millen & Nybakken, 1991))