WoRMS taxon details
Melibe Rang, 1829
AphiaID: 138547
AphiaID: 138547
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Dexiarchia (Suborder) > Dendronotida (Infraorder) > Tritonioidea (Superfamily) > Tethydidae (Family) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||||||
| Rank | Genus | |||||||||||||
| Parent | Tethydidae Rafinesque, 1815 | |||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Chioraera Gould, 1852 Jacunia de Filippi, 1867 Melibaea (incorrect subsequent spelling) Propemelibe Allan, 1932 | |||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: Gosliner T.M. & Smith V.G. (2003) Systematic review and phylogenetic analysis of the nudibranch genus Melibe (Opisthobranchia: Dendronotacea) with descriptions of three new species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, (4) 54(18): 302-356. [31 July 2003], available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/scipubs/pdfs/v54/proccas_v54_n18.pdf [details] redescription: Gosliner T. & Pola M. (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. [September 2012], available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2012.717551 [details] taxonomy source: Gosliner T.M. (1987) Review of the nudibranch genus Melibe (Opisthobranchia: Dendronotacea) with descriptions of two new species. The Veliger 29(4): 400-414. [1 April 1987] [details] | |||||||||||||
| Direct child taxa [show all] | Species Melibe australis Angas, 1864 Species Melibe bucephala Bergh, 1902 Species Melibe colemani Gosliner & Pola, 2012 Species Melibe coralophilia Gosliner & Pola, 2012 Species Melibe digitata Gosliner & V. G. Smith, 2003 Species Melibe engeli Risbec, 1937 Species Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852) Species Melibe liltvedi Gosliner, 1987 Species Melibe maugeana Burn, 1960 Species Melibe megaceras Gosliner, 1987 Species Melibe minuta Gosliner & V. G. Smith, 2003 Species Melibe papillosa (de Filippi, 1867) Species Melibe pilosa Pease, 1860 Species Melibe rosea Rang, 1829 Species Melibe tuberculata Gosliner & V. G. Smith, 2003 Species Melibe viridis (Kelaart, 1858) Species Melibe capucina Bergh, 1875 (species inquirenda) Species Melibe ocellata Bergh, 1888 (species inquirenda) Species Melibe fimbriata Alder & Hancock, 1864 accepted as Melibe viridis (Kelaart, 1858) Species Melibe japonica Eliot, 1913 accepted as Melibe viridis (Kelaart, 1858) Species Melibe mirifica (Allan, 1932) accepted as Melibe viridis (Kelaart, 1858) Species Melibe pellucida Bergh, 1904 accepted as Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852) Species Melibe rangi Bergh, 1875 accepted as Melibe viridis (Kelaart, 1858) Species Melibe vexillifera Bergh, 1880 accepted as Melibe viridis (Kelaart, 1858) | |||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | |||||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138547 | |||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2013). Melibe Rang, 1829. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138547 on 2013-05-20 | ||||||||||||||
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