Limacia

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For the genus of plants, see Limacia (plant)

Limacia
Limacia clavigera-JR01.jpg
Limacia clavigera grazing on the bryozoan Membranipora membranacea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Polyceridae
Subfamily: Triophinae
Genus: Limacia
Muller, 1781
Synonyms
  • EuphurusRafinesque, 1815
  • LailaMacFarland, 1905

Limacia is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Polyceridae. [1]

Species

Species within the genus Limacia include: [1]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Polyceridae</span> Family of gastropods

The Polyceridae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks within the superfamily Polyceroidea.

<i>Hexabranchus</i> Family of gastropods

Hexabranchidae is a family of colourful nudibranchs which contains only a single genus, Hexabranchus, with six species.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aeolidiidae</span> Family of molluscs

Aeolidiidae, a family of aeolid nudibranchs, are a family of sea slugs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs.

<i>Limacia clavigera</i> Species of gastropod

Limacia clavigera, sometimes known by the common name orange-clubbed sea slug, is a sea slug, a species of dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.

<i>Okenia</i> Genus of gastropods

Okenia is a genus of colorful sea slugs, specifically of dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Goniodorididae.

<i>Polycera</i> Genus of gastropods

Polycera is a genus of sea slugs, specifically nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Polyceridae.

<i>Limacia cockerelli</i> Species of sea slug

Limacia cockerelli is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.

<i>Halgerda</i> Genus of gastropods

Halgerda is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.

<i>Tambja</i> Genus of gastropods

Tambja is a genus of colorful sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Polyceridae.

<i>Felimare</i> Genus of gastropods

Felimare is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Miamirinae of the family Chromodorididae.

<i>Limacia annulata</i> Species of gastropod

Limacia annulata, is a sea slug, a species of dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.

<i>Limacia ornata</i> Species of gastropod

Limacia ornata, is a sea slug, a species of dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.

<i>Limacia iberica</i> Species of gastropod

Limacia iberica, is a sea slug, a species of dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.

<i>Limacia lucida</i> Species of gastropod

Limacia lucida is a sea slug, a species of dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.

<i>Pleurobranchus crossei</i> Species of gastropod

Pleurobranchus crossei is a species of pleurobranchid sea slug, a type of marine gastropod mollusc

Spurilla croisicensis is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.

<i>Limacia mcdonaldi</i> Species of gastropod

Limacia mcdonaldi, or McDonald's dorid, is a species of nudibranch native to the coast of California. It grows up to 26 mm in length and was previously confused with Limacia cockerelli from which it is easily differentiated by the row of orange spots down the centre of the back. It was named in honor of nudibranch expert Gary McDonald.

<i>Tyrannodoris</i> Genus of gastropods

Tyrannodoris is a genus of sea slugs, polycerid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Polyceridae. Most of these species were formerly considered to belong to the genus Roboastra. They are carnivorous, feeding on other species of nudibranch, especially similar looking species of Tambja.

Tyrannodoris caboverdensis is a species of sea slug, a polycerid nudibranch, and a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.

References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Limacia O. F. Müller, 1781. Accessed on 2021-01-12.
  2. Uribe R.A., Sepúlveda F., Goddard J.H.R. & Valdés Á. (2017). Integrative systematics of the genus Limacia O. F. Müller, 1781 (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia, Nudibranchia, Polyceridae) in the Eastern Pacific. Marine Biodiversity. DOI 10.1007/s12526-017-0676-5
  3. Caballer Gutiérrez, M., Almón Pazos, B., Pérez Dieste, J., (2015) The sea slug genus Limacia Müller, 1781 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) in Europe. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 57:35-42.