# Embletonia

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{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| display_parents= 3
| grandparent_authority = [Pruvot-Fol](/source/Alice_Pruvot-Fol), 1954
| parent_authority = Pruvot-Fol, 1954
| taxon = Embletonia
| image = Embletonia_gracilis_Réunion.jpg
| image_caption = ''[Embletonia gracilis](/source/Embletonia_gracilis)''
| image2 = Embletonia-pulchra.jpg
| image2_caption = ''[Embletonia pulchra](/source/Embletonia_pulchra)''
| authority = [Alder](/source/Joshua_Alder) & [Hancock](/source/Albany_Hancock), 1851
| type_species= ''[Pterochilus pulcher](/source/Embletonia_pulchra)''
| type_species_authority = Alder & Hancock, 1844
| synonyms = 
<small>'''Genus synonymy'''</small>
* ''Embletoniella'' <small>Baba, 1967</small>
* ''Pterochilus'' <small>Alder & Hancock, 1844</small>
}}

'''''Embletonia''''' is a genus of [nudibranchs](/source/Nudibranch), shell-less marine [gastropod](/source/gastropod) [mollusc](/source/mollusc)s or [sea slugs](/source/sea_slugs). It is the only genus in the [monotypic](/source/monotypic) family '''Embletoniidae''', itself the only member of the superfamily '''Embletonioidea'''.<ref name="WoRMS">MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Embletonia Alder & Hancock, 1851. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138544 on 2022-12-03</ref><ref name=Korshunova_et_al2025>{{Cite journal |last=Korshunova |first=Tatiana |last2=Fletcher |first2=Karin |last3=Martynov |first3=Alexander |date=2025-08-01 |title=The endless forms are the most differentiated—how taxonomic pseudo-optimization masked natural diversity and evolution: the nudibranch case |url=https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/doi/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf057/8237533 |journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society |language=en |volume=204 |issue=4 |doi=10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf057 |issn=0024-4082|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

==Taxonomy==
The genus ''Embletonia'' and its parent family and superfamily were named after the British naturalist [Dennis Embleton](/source/Dennis_Embleton) (1810-1900). Two genera are recognised:<ref name="WoRMS" />
* ''[Embletonia gracilis](/source/Embletonia_gracilis)'' <small>Risbec, 1928</small> 
* ''[Embletonia pulchra](/source/Embletonia_pulchra)'' <small>(Alder & Hancock, 1844)</small> 

==Distribution and habitat==
Species of the genus have a [cosmopolitan distribution](/source/cosmopolitan_distribution).<ref name="GBIF">{{cite web |title=Embletonia Alder & Hancock, 1851 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2292310 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=25 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2331606 Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1844). Descriptions of Pterochilus, a new genus of nudibranchiate Mollusca, and two new species of Doris. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 14: 329-331.]
* [http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213]
* [https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12222911 ICZN. (1966). Opinion 782. Embletonia Alder & Hancock, 1851 (Gastropoda): Validated under the plenary powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 23: 106-107]

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Category:Embletonia
Category:Gastropod genera
Category:Taxa named by Joshua Alder
Category:Taxa named by Albany Hancock

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