Nemesignis

Nemesignis
A live individual of Nemesignis banyulensis , in situ on the Mediterranean coast of Spain, 2005
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Aeolidacea
Family:	Myrrhinidae
Genus:	Nemesignis Furfaro & Mariottini, 2021 [1]
Species:	N. banyulensis
Binomial name
Nemesignis banyulensis (Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960) [2]
Synonyms [3]
NemesisFurfaro & Mariottini, 2021 Dondice banyulensis Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960 Dondice nicolae Vicente, 1967 Godiva banyulensis (Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960)

Nemesignis is a genus of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Myrrhinidae with only one species, Nemesignis banyulensis. ^[3]

Naming

The genus was originally named Nemesis by Furfaro & Mariottini in 2021, but being a junior homonym of the crustacean Nemesis , named in 1826 by Risso, the genus name of the nudibranch was replaced with Nemesignis.

Distribution

This species is found in the Mediterranean Sea and adjacent Atlantic Ocean. ^[4]

References

1. Furfaro, Giulia; Mariottini, Paolo (2021). "Nemesignis, a replacement name for Nemesis Furfaro & Mariottini, 2021 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Myrrhinidae), preoccupied by Nemesis Risso, 1826 (Crustacea, Copepoda)". Life. 11 (8): 809. Bibcode:2021Life...11..809F. doi: 10.3390/life11080809 . PMC   8399711 . PMID   34440553.
2. Portmann, Adolphe; Sandmeier, Esther (1960). "Dondice banyulensis sp. nov. un Eolidien nouveau de la Méditerranée". Revue Suisse de Zoologie . 67 (7): 158–168. doi: 10.5962/bhl.part.75264 .
3. "Nemesignis banyulensis". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 9 October 2022.
4. Rudman, W.B. (23 June 2000). "Dondice banyulensis Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960". Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

External links

• Photos of Nemesignis in the Sealife Collection