Ancula
Genus of gastropods
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Ancula is a genus of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Goniodorididae.[2]
| Ancula | |
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| Two giraffe spot nudibranchs with their egg ribbon | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Goniodorididae |
| Genus: | Ancula Lovén, 1846[1] |
| Type species | |
| Ancula cristata (Alder, 1841) | |
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Species
Species within the genus Ancula include:[3]
- Ancula espinosai Ortea, 2001[4]
- Ancula evelinae Er. Marcus, 1961[5]
- Ancula fuegiensis Odhner, 1926[6]
- Ancula gibbosa (Risso, 1818) - originally described as Tritonia gibbosa Risso, 1818
- Ancula kariyana Baba, 1990
- Ancula lentiginosa Farmer & Sloan, 1964
- Ancula mapae (Burn, 1961)
- Ancula sp. Giraffe spot nudibranch[7]
Species names which are currently considered to be synonyms:
- Ancula cristata (Alder, 1841)[8] accepted as Ancula gibbosa (Risso, 1818)
- Ancula pacifica MacFarland, 1964 accepted as Ancula gibbosa (Risso, 1818)
- Ancula sulphurea Stimpson, 1853 accepted as Ancula gibbosa (Risso, 1818)
