Noumea (gastropod)
Encyclopedia
Noumea is a genus
of colorful sea slug
s, dorid nudibranch
s, shell-less marine
gastropod mollusks in the family Chromodorididae
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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 colorful sea slug
Sea slug
Sea slug is a common name used for several different groups of saltwater snails that either lack a shell or have only an internal shell, in other words this name is used for various lineages of marine gastropod mollusks that are either not conchiferous or appear not to be.The phrase "sea slug" is...
s, dorid 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, shell-less 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 mollusks in the family Chromodorididae
Chromodorididae
Chromodorididae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized to large, colorful, sea slugs; dorid nudibranchs in the superfamily Doridoidea. These are marine gastropod mollusks....
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Species
Species in the genus Noumea include:- Noumea alboannulata Rudman, 1986
- Noumea angustoluteaNoumea angustoluteaNoumea angustolutea is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.- Distribution :...
Rudman, 1990 - Noumea aureopunctata Rudman, 1987
- Noumea catalai Rudman, 1990
- Noumea closeorum Rudman, 1986 - synonym: Noumea closei Rudman, 1986
- Noumea croceaNoumea croceaNoumea crocea is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.- Distribution :...
Rudman]], 1986 - Noumea decussata Risbec, 1928
- Noumea flavaNoumea flavaNoumea flava is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.- Distribution :...
Eliot, 1904 - Noumea haliclona Burn, 1957 - synonyms: Noumea cameroni Burn, 1966; Noumea margaretae Burn, 1966
- Noumea hongkongiensis Rudman, 1990
- Noumea laboutei Rudman, 1986
- Noumea nivalis Baba, 1937
- Noumea norbaNoumea norbaNoumea norba is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.-Description:...
Marcus & Marcus, 1970 - Noumea protea Gosliner, 1994
- Noumea purpurea Baba, 1949
- Noumea regalis Ortea, Caballer & Moro, 2001
- Noumea romeri Risbec, 1928 - type species
- Noumea simplex Pease, 1871
- Noumea spencerensis Rudman, 1987
- Noumea subnivalis Baba, 1987
- Noumea sudanica Rudman, 1985
- Noumea sulphurea Rudman, 1986
- Noumea varians Pease, 1871
- Noumea verconiforma Rudman, 1995
- Noumea violacea Risbec, 1930
Further reading
- Rudman W. B. (1984). "The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera". Zoological Journal of the Linnean SocietyZoological Journal of the Linnean SocietyZoological Journal of the Linnean Society is the scientific journal of the Linnean Society published by Wiley-Blackwell.According to EBSCOhost, it "[p]resents original papers on zoology with an emphasis on the diversity, systematics, interrelationships, and habits of animals both living and...
81(2/3): 115-273. pages: 137. - Rudman W. B. & Darvell B. W. (1990). "Opisthobranch molluscs of Hong Kong: Part 1. Goniodorididae, Onchidorididae, Triophidae, Gymnodorididae, Chromodorididae (Nudibranchia)". Asian Marine Biology 7: 31-79. pages: 54.
- Rudman W. B. (1990). "The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: further species of Glossodoris, Thorunna and the Chromodoris aureomarginata colour group". Zoological Journal of the Linnean SocietyZoological Journal of the Linnean SocietyZoological Journal of the Linnean Society is the scientific journal of the Linnean Society published by Wiley-Blackwell.According to EBSCOhost, it "[p]resents original papers on zoology with an emphasis on the diversity, systematics, interrelationships, and habits of animals both living and...
100: 263-326. pages: 295, 298.