{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}} {{Automatic taxobox | display_parents= 3 | grandparent_authority = Pruvot-Fol, 1954 | parent_authority = Pruvot-Fol, 1954 | taxon = Embletonia | image = Embletonia_gracilis_Réunion.jpg | image_caption = ''Embletonia gracilis'' | image2 = Embletonia-pulchra.jpg | image2_caption = ''Embletonia pulchra'' | authority = Alder & Hancock, 1851 | type_species= ''Pterochilus pulcher'' | 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, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs or sea slugs. It is the only genus in the 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 (1810-1900). Two genera are recognised:<ref name="WoRMS" /> * ''Embletonia gracilis'' <small>Risbec, 1928</small> * ''Embletonia pulchra'' <small>(Alder & Hancock, 1844)</small>
==Distribution and habitat== Species of the genus have a 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== {{Reflist}}
==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