Melibe
Encyclopedia
Melibe is a genus
of sea slugs, nudibranch
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family Tethydidae
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Most nudibranchs are carnivores, but their prey is usually sessile or slow-moving animals such as sponges or bryozoans. In contrast, Melibe is an active predator which traps fast-moving free-swimming animals such as small crustaceans, using its extendable oral hood. http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/AnimalDetails.aspx?id=781439
doubtful species:
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 slugs, 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)
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gastropod mollusks in the family Tethydidae
Tethydidae
Tethydidae is a family of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Tritonioidea.- Taxonomy :This family is within the clade Cladobranchia and has no subfamilies ....
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Most nudibranchs are carnivores, but their prey is usually sessile or slow-moving animals such as sponges or bryozoans. In contrast, Melibe is an active predator which traps fast-moving free-swimming animals such as small crustaceans, using its extendable oral hood. http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/AnimalDetails.aspx?id=781439
Species
Species within the genus Melibe include 14 valid species and 3 doubtful species:- Melibe australis Angas, 1864
- Melibe bucephala Bergh, 1902
- Melibe digitata Gosliner & Smith, 2003
- Melibe engeli Risbec, 1937
- Melibe leoninaMelibe leoninaMelibe leonina, common names the "hooded nudibranch" or the "lion's mane nudibranch", is a species of predatory sea slug, specifically a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tethydidae.- Description :...
(Gould, 1852) - Melibe liltvedi Gosliner, 1987
- Melibe maugeana Burn, 1960
- Melibe megaceras Gosliner, 1987
- Melibe minuta Gosliner & Smith, 2003
- Melibe papillosa (de Filippi, 1867)
- Melibe pilosa Pease, 1860
- Melibe rosea Rang, 1829 - type species
- Melibe tuberculata Gosliner & Smith, 2003
- Melibe viridis (Kelaart, 1858) - synonym: Melibe fimbriata Alder & Hancock, 1864; Melibe vexillifera Bergh, 1880; Propomelibe mirifica Allan, 1932; Melibe mirifica (Allan, 1932); ? Melibe japonica Eliot, 1913
doubtful species:
- Melibe capucina Bergh, 1875
- Melibe ocellata Bergh, 1888
- Melibe rangi Bergh, 1875