Melibe
Genus of gastropods
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Melibe is a genus of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tethydidae.[2]
| Melibe | |
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| Melibe viridis, anterior end at the front with the large rounded oral hood | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Dendronotacea |
| Family: | Tethydidae |
| Genus: | Melibe Rang, 1829[1] |
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17 species (see text) | |
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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.
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