Trinchesia genovae | |
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Banyuls-sur-Mer, France | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
Family: | Trinchesiidae |
Genus: | Trinchesia |
Species: | T. genovae |
Binomial name | |
Trinchesia genovae (O'Donoghue, 1926) | |
Synonyms | |
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Trinchesia genovae is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trinchesiidae.
Distribution
This species was described from Genoa, Italy. It has been reported from the NE Atlantic from Mulroy Bay, County Donegal and Lough Hyne, County Cork, Ireland south to Portugal and in the Mediterranean Sea.
Description
This species was previously confused with Tenellia foliata. The typical adult size of this species is 5–6 mm.
References
- O'Donoghue, C. H. (1929). XXXVIII. Report on the Opisthobranchia. In: Zoological results of the Cambridge Expedition to the Suez Canal, 1924. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 22(6):713-841.
- Picton, B. (2017). Trinchesia genovae (O'Donoghue, 1929). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1037407 on 2017-12-06
- Nunn J (1994). Cuthona genovae (O'Donoghue, 1926) (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia) from the North Coast of Ireland. Irish Nat J 24:416–417 83.
- Picton, B. E., & K. Wilson, (1984). Cuthona genovae (O'Donoghue 1926), an aeolid nudibranch new to the fauna of the British Isles. Journal of Conchology 31:349-352.
- Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2010). Cuthona genovae (O'Donoghue, 1926) Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
- Rudman, W.B. (2008 May 1). Cuthona genovae (O'Donoghue, 1926). Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- Bouchet, P. (1977). Trinchesia genovae (O'Donoghue, 1926) éolidien méconnu du littoral Méditerranéen. Vie et Milieu, ser. A, Biologie Marine 26(2):235-242.
- Thompson, T.E. and Brown, G.H. (1984). Biology of Opisthobranch Molluscs, Volume II. The Ray Society. 229 pages 41 plates, 40 figures
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213
External links
Taxon identifiers | |
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Cuthona genovae | |
Cratena genovae |