Melibe
Melibe viridis, anterior end at the front with the large rounded oral hood
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Tethydidae
Genus: Melibe
Rang, 1829[1]
Species

17 species (see text)

Synonyms[2]
  • Chiroraera Gould, 1852
  • Jacunia Filippi, 1867
  • Melibaea Angas, 1864
  • Meliboea Kelaart, 1858
  • Propomelibe Allan, 1932

Melibe is a genus of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tethydidae.[2]

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. [1]

Melibe leonina

Species

Species within the genus Melibe include 17 valid species:[2]

Species inquirenda:[2]

References

  1. ^ Rang (1829). Man. Moll., 129.
  2. ^ a b c d Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2022). "Melibe Rang, 1829". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b Gosliner, Terrence M. & Pola, Marta (September 2012). "Diversification of filter-feeding nudibranchs: two remarkable new species of Melibe (Opisthobranchia: Tethyiidae) from the tropical western Pacific". Systematics and Biodiversity. 10 (3): 333–349. doi:10.1080/14772000.2012.717551. S2CID 84749808. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Gosliner, Terrence M. & Smith, V. G. (2003). "Systematic review and phylogenetic analysis of the nudibranch genus Melibe (Opistobranchia: Dendronotacea) with descriptions of three new species". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 4th series. 54: 302–355.
  5. ^ a b Gosliner, Terrence M. (1987). "Review of the nudibranch genus Melibe (Opisthobranchia: Dendronotacea) with descriptions of two new species". The Veliger. 29: 400–414.

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