Thecacera
Encyclopedia
Thecacera is a genus
of sea slug
s, specifically nudibranch
s, shell-less marine
gastropod mollusks in the family Polyceridae
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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 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, specifically 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 Polyceridae
Polyceridae
Polyceridae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks within the Superfamily Polyceroidea.- Taxonomy :...
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Species
Species in the genus Thecacera include:- Thecacera darwini Pruvot-FolAlice Pruvot-FolAlice Pruvot-Fol was a French opisthobranch malacologist.She was the author of many new species, mostly described on the basis of preserved animals....
, 1950 - Thecacera pacificaThecacera pacificaThecacera pacifica is a species of sea slug in the family Polyceridae.- External links :* http://www.seaslugforum.net/thecpaci.htm...
BerghRudolph BerghRudolph Bergh , full name Ludvig Sophus Rudolph Bergh, was a Danish physician and malacologist. He worked in Copenhagen....
, 1883 - Thecacera pennigera (Montagu, 1815)
- Thecacera pictaThecacera pictaThecacera picta is a species of sea slug, specifically nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.The type locality is Suruga Bay, Japan....
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...
, 1972 - Thecacera virescens Forbes & Hanley, 1851
Further reading
- Alder J.Joshua AlderJoshua Alder , was a British zoologist and a malacologist. He specialized in the Tunicata, and in gastropods.- Bibliography :* Alder J. . "Supplement to a catalogue of the land and fresh-water testaceous Mollusca, found in the vicinity of Newcastle". Transactions of the Natural History Society of...
& Hancock A.Albany HancockAlbany Hancock , naturalist, biologist and supporter of Charles Darwin, was born on Christmas Eve in Newcastle upon Tyne. He is best-known for his works on marine animals and coal-measure fossils....
(October 1851). "Descriptions of two new species of nudibranchiate Mollusca, one of them forming the type of a new genus". Annals and Magazine of Natural History (series 2)8(46): 290-302, pls. 9-10.