| Tambja | |
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| Tambja sagamiana in Sukumo Bay, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan, head end towards the right | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Polyceroidea |
| Family: | Polyceridae |
| Subfamily: | Nembrothinae |
| Genus: | Tambja Burn, 1962 [1] |
Tambja is a genus of colorful sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Polyceridae. [2]
These nudibranchs feed on bryozoans. They have a radula which bears a rachidian tooth whose upper margin is either smooth or notched; the lateral tooth has two crowns, and the other teeth are so flat as to resemble plates. [3]
Species in the genus Tambja include: [4]
The nominal species Tambja amakusana Baba, 1987, T. mediterranea Domínguez, Pola & Ramón, 2015, [9] and T. oliva Meyer, 1977 have been placed in the new genus Martadoris . [10]
Janolus is a genus of small to large sea slugs, or more accurately nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks, in the family Janolidae. The name Janolus is derived from the two-headed god Janus, in ancient Roman mythology.
The Polyceridae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks within the superfamily Polyceroidea.
Aeolidiidae, a family of aeolid nudibranchs, are a family of sea slugs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs.
Nembrotha is a genus of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Polyceridae.
Okenia is a genus of colorful sea slugs, specifically of dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Goniodorididae.
Flabellina is a genus of sea slugs, specifically aeolid nudibranchs. These animals are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Flabellinidae.
Tambja morosa, also known as Tambja kushimotoensis or gloomy nudibranch, is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Nembrothinae within the family Polyceridae.
The Facelinidae are a taxonomic family of colorful sea slugs. These are specifically aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs.
The black nudibranch is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae. This species is endemic to South Africa.
Roboastra is a genus of sea slugs, polycerid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Polyceridae. They are carnivorous, feeding on other species of nudibranch.
Paradoris is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.
Tyrannodoris leonis is a species of sea slug, a polycerid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.
Tambja brasiliensis is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.
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.
Martadoris is a genus of colorful sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Polyceridae.
Tyrannodoris caboverdensis is a species of sea slug, a polycerid nudibranch, and a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.
Tyrannodoris ernsti is a species of sea slug, a polycerid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.
Tyrannodoris ricei is a species of sea slug, a polycerid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.
Roboastra tentaculata is a species of sea slug, a polycerid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Polyceridae.
Tambja crioula is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.
