Armina

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Armina
Armina neapolitana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Arminidae
Genus: Armina
(Rafinesque, 1814)
Type species
Armina tigrina Rafinesque, 1814
Synonyms[1]
  • Diphyllidia Blainville, 1819
  • Linguella Férussac, 1822
  • Pleurophyllidia Meckel, 1823
  • Sancara Bergh, 1860
Armina sp. from East Timor.
A. gilchristi from South Africa.
Armina sp. Pierre's armina, from South Africa

Armina is a genus of sea slugs, specifically nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Arminidae.[1]

Armina loveni is known to prey on pennatulacean octocorals, consuming the polyps of these colonial animals.

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