Antiopella

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Antiopella
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Antiopella cristata from the Mediterranean
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Janolidae
Genus: Antiopella
Hoyle, 1902 [1]
Species

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Synonyms [2]
  • Antiopa Alder & Hancock, 1848 (invalid: junior homonym of AntiopaMeigen, 1800 [Diptera]; Antiopella is a replacement name)

Antiopella is a genus of small to large sea slugs, or more accurately nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks, in the family Janolidae. [2]

Description

Species of Antiopella were included in Janolus for a period of time. [3]

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

This genus of nudibranch is found in shallow and subtidal waters.

Feeding habits

Antiopella species feed on Bryozoa, moss animals.

Species

Species in the genus Antiopella include: [2]



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References

  1. Hoyle, W. E. (1902). Two points in nomenclature. II. The genus Antiopa. Journal of Conchology. 10: 214.
  2. 1 2 3 MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Antiopella Hoyle, 1902. Accessed on 2020-10-20.
  3. Pola M., Hallas J.M. & Gosliner T.M. (2019). Welcome back Janolidae and Antiopella: Improving the understanding of Janolidae and Madrellidae (Cladobranchia, Heterobranchia) with description of four new species. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 57(2): 345-368., page(s): 356, figs 4d, 6a-c, 7