Notobryon

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Notobryon
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Superfamily: Dendronotoidea
Family: Scyllaeidae
Genus: Notobryon
Odhner, 1936
Type species
Notobryon wardiOdhner, 1936

Notobryon is a genus of nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Scyllaeidae. [1]

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Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Notobryon: [2] [3]

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References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Notobryon. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225544 on 2012-07-30
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Notobryon Odhner, 1936". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  3. Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa ISBN   978-1-77007-772-0