| Taxon | Melibe |
|---|---|
| Authority | Rang, 1829[1] |
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| Subdivision ranks | Species |
| Subdivision | 17 species (see text) |
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]
Species
Species within the genus Melibe include 17 valid species:[2]
- Melibe arianeae Espinoza, DuPont & Valdés, 2013
- Melibe australis (Angas, 1864)
- Melibe bucephala Bergh, 1902
- Melibe colemani Gosliner & Pola, 2012[3]
- Melibe coralophilia Gosliner & Pola, 2012[3]
- Melibe digitata Gosliner & V. G. Smith, 2003[4]
- Melibe engeli Risbec, 1937
- Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)
- Melibe liltvedi Gosliner, 1987[5]
- Melibe maugeana Burn, 1960
- Melibe megaceras Gosliner, 1987[5]
- Melibe minuta Gosliner & V. G. Smith, 2003[4]
- Melibe papillosa (de Filippi, 1867)
- Melibe pilosa Pease, 1860
- Melibe rosea Rang, 1829
- Melibe tuberculata Gosliner & V. G. Smith, 2003[4]
- Melibe viridis (Kelaart, 1858)
- Melibe capucina Bergh, 1875
- Melibe lonchocera (E. von Martens, 1879)
- Melibe ocellata Bergh, 1888
References
- ^ Rang (1829). Man. Moll., 129.
- ^ "Melibe Rang, 1829". 2022. 138547. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. 54: 302–355. 4th series.
- ^ Gosliner, Terrence M. (1987). "Review of the nudibranch genus Melibe (Opisthobranchia: Dendronotacea) with descriptions of two new species". The Veliger. 29: 400–414.
Further reading
- Gosliner, T.M. 1987. Nudibranchs of Southern Africa ISBN 0-930118-13-8