Tambja
Encyclopedia
Tambja is a genus
dorid nudibranch
s in the family Polyceridae
. It feeds on bryozoa.
Their radula bears a rachidian tooth whose upper margin is either smooth or notched, and stubby teeth; it's lateral tooth has two crowns, and the other teeth are so flat as to resemble plates.
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...
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 in the family Polyceridae
Polyceridae
Polyceridae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks within the Superfamily Polyceroidea.- Taxonomy :...
. It feeds on bryozoa.
Their radula bears a rachidian tooth whose upper margin is either smooth or notched, and stubby teeth; it's lateral tooth has two crowns, and the other teeth are so flat as to resemble plates.
Species
Species in the genus Tambja include:- Tambja abdere Farmer, 1978 - synonym: Tambja fusca
- Tambja affinis (Eliot, 1904)
- Tambja amakusana BabaKikutaro Babawas a Japanese malacologist. He was the leading researcher on sea slugs and bubble snails, opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in Japan.- Biography :* 1932-1941 Kyushu University* 1948-1949 Osaka Kyoiku University* 1976 - Order of the Rising Sun...
, 1987 - Tambja amitina (BerghRudolph BerghRudolph Bergh , full name Ludvig Sophus Rudolph Bergh, was a Danish physician and malacologist. He worked in Copenhagen....
, 1905) - Tambja anayana Ortea, 1989
- Tambja blacki Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2006
- Tambja capensis (BerghRudolph BerghRudolph Bergh , full name Ludvig Sophus Rudolph Bergh, was a Danish physician and malacologist. He worked in Copenhagen....
, 1907) - Tambja ceutae Garcia-Gomez & Ortea, 1988
- Tambja diaphana (BerghRudolph BerghRudolph Bergh , full name Ludvig Sophus Rudolph Bergh, was a Danish physician and malacologist. He worked in Copenhagen....
, 1877) - nomen dubium - Tambja divae (Marcus, 1958)
- Tambja eliora (Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1967)
- Tambja fantasmalis Ortea & García-Gómez, 1986
- Tambja gabrielaeTambja gabrielaeTambja gabrielae is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.-Distribution:This species is found in Sulawesi , Philippines and Papua New Guinea.-Description:...
Pola, Cervera, & Gosliner, 2005 - Tambja gratiosa (BerghRudolph BerghRudolph Bergh , full name Ludvig Sophus Rudolph Bergh, was a Danish physician and malacologist. He worked in Copenhagen....
, 1890) - synonym: Roboastra gratiosa (BerghRudolph BerghRudolph Bergh , full name Ludvig Sophus Rudolph Bergh, was a Danish physician and malacologist. He worked in Copenhagen....
, 1890) - Tambja haidari Pola, Cervera, & Gosliner, 2006
- Tambja limaciformis (Eliot, 1908)
- Tambja marbellensis (Schick & Cervera, 1998)
- Tambja morosaTambja morosaTambja morosa, also known as Tambja kushimotoensis, is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Nembrothinae within the family Polyceridae, itself belonging to the clade Orthogastropoda within the clade Nudipleura...
(BerghRudolph BerghRudolph Bergh , full name Ludvig Sophus Rudolph Bergh, was a Danish physician and malacologist. He worked in Copenhagen....
, 1877) - synonym: Tambja kushimotoensis BabaKikutaro Babawas a Japanese malacologist. He was the leading researcher on sea slugs and bubble snails, opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in Japan.- Biography :* 1932-1941 Kyushu University* 1948-1949 Osaka Kyoiku University* 1976 - Order of the Rising Sun...
, 1987 - Tambja mullineri Farmer, 1978
- Tambja oliva Meyer, 1977
- Tambja olivariaTambja olivariaTambja olivaria is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the Philippines, Maldives, Thailand, and Taiwan.-References:...
Yonow, 1994 - Tambja sagamianaTambja sagamianaTambja sagamiana is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae. -Distribution:This species occurs in the West Pacific Ocean around Japan, Taiwan and Korea.-Description:...
(BabaKikutaro Babawas a Japanese malacologist. He was the leading researcher on sea slugs and bubble snails, opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in Japan.- Biography :* 1932-1941 Kyushu University* 1948-1949 Osaka Kyoiku University* 1976 - Order of the Rising Sun...
, 1955) - Tambja simplex Ortea & Moro, 1999
- Tambja stegosauriformis Pola, Cervera, & Gosliner, 2005
- Tambja tentaculata Pola, Cervera, & Gosliner, 2005
- Tambja tenuilineata Miller & Haagh, 2005
- Tambja verconis (Basedow & Hedley, 1905) - type species
- Tambja victoriae Pola, Cervera, & Gosliner, 2005
- Tambja zulu Pola, Cervera, & Gosliner, 2005