Babakina
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Babakina is a genus
of sea slug
s, aeolid nudibranch
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Aeolidioidea
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in the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
). Babakina is the type genus of the subfamily Babakininae.
Gosliner et al. (2007) have elevated Babakinidae to the family level with the only genus Babakina.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea slug
Sea slug
Sea slug is a common name used for several different groups of saltwater snails that either lack a shell or have only an internal shell, in other words this name is used for various lineages of marine gastropod mollusks that are either not conchiferous or appear not to be.The phrase "sea slug" is...
s, aeolid nudibranch
Nudibranch
A nudibranch is a member of what is now a taxonomic clade, and what was previously a suborder, of soft-bodied, marine gastropod mollusks which shed their shell after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colors and striking forms...
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Aeolidioidea
Aeolidioidea
Aeolidioidea is a superfamily of small sea slugs, the aeolid nudibranchs. They are gastropod mollusks.-2005 taxonomy :The superfamily Aeolidioidea consists of the following four families :* Aeolidiidae Gray, 1827* Facelinidae Bergh, 1889* Glaucidae Gray, 1827* Piseinotecidae Edmunds, 1970Synonyms...
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Taxonomy
Babakina is in the subfamily Babakininae within the family FacelinidaeFacelinidae
Facelinidae is a taxonomic family of colorful sea slugs. These are specifically aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs.- 2005 taxonomy :...
in the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
The taxonomy of the Gastropoda as it was revised by Philippe Bouchet and Jean-Pierre Rocroi is currently the most up-to-date overall system for classifying gastropod mollusks...
). Babakina is the type genus of the subfamily Babakininae.
Gosliner et al. (2007) have elevated Babakinidae to the family level with the only genus Babakina.
Species
There are four species within the genus Babakina:- Babakina anadoni (Ortea, 1979)
- Babakina caprinsulensisBabakina caprinsulensisBabakina caprinsulensis is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch in the family Babakinidae.It is found in shallow water along part of the coast of North Island, New Zealand....
- Babakina festiva - type species
- Babakina indopacifica Gosliner, Gonzáles-Duarte & Cervera, 2007