Berthellina
| Berthellina | |
|---|---|
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| A live individual of Berthellina granulata, in situ | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Pleurobranchoidea |
| Family: | Pleurobranchidae |
| Subfamily: | Pleurobranchinae |
| Genus: | Berthellina Gardiner, 1936 |
Berthellina is a genus of sea slugs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Pleurobranchidae. [1]
Species
Species within the genus Berthellina include:
- Berthellina citrina (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828)
- Berthellina edwardsi (Vayssière, 1896)
- Berthellina engeli Gardiner, 1936
- Berthellina granulata, the lemon pleurobranch
- Berthellina ilisima Marcus & Marcus, 1967
- Berthellina oblonga (Audouin, 1826)
- Berthellina quadridens (Mörch, 1863)
- Berthellina saidensis (O'Donoghue, 1929)
References
- ↑ Gofas, S. (2012). Berthellina Gardiner, 1936. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138362 on 2012-07-06
- Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom)
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
- SEM images of the radula can be found at Thompson; Bebbington (1973). "Scanning electron microscope studies of gastropod radulae". Malacologia 14: 147–165.
- Sea Slug Forum info
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