Ceratosoma
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Ceratosoma is a genus
of sea slug
s, dorid nudibranch
s, shell-less marine
gastropod mollusks in the family Chromodorididae
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This nudibranch genus is not to be confused with the muricid gastropod genus Ceratostoma
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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
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...
s, dorid 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, shell-less 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 family Chromodorididae
Chromodorididae
Chromodorididae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized to large, colorful, sea slugs; dorid nudibranchs in the superfamily Doridoidea. These are marine gastropod mollusks....
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This nudibranch genus is not to be confused with the muricid gastropod genus Ceratostoma
Ceratostoma
Ceratostoma, common name the "hornmouth" snails, is a genus of medium to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the rock snails.This genus is not to be confused with the nudibranch genus Ceratosoma....
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Species
Species in the genus Ceratosoma include:- Ceratosoma alleniCeratosoma alleniCeratosoma alleni is a species of colorful sea slug , a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. This species is found in shallow reefs in Southeast Asia. C. alleni has not been observed eating, but it is likely that it consumes sponges, like other...
Gosliner, 1996 - Ceratosoma amoenumCeratosoma amoenumCeratosoma amoenum, or the clown nudibranch, is a species of colorful dorid nudibranch, a sea slug, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae....
(Cheeseman, 1886) - Ceratosoma bicolor BabaKikutaro Babawas a Japanese malacologist. He was the leading researcher on sea slugs and bubble snails, opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in Japan.- Biography :* 1932-1941 Kyushu University* 1948-1949 Osaka Kyoiku University* 1976 - Order of the Rising Sun...
, 1949 - possibly a color form of Ceratosoma trilobatum - Ceratosoma brevicaudatumCeratosoma brevicaudatumCeratosoma brevicaudatum is a species of colorful dorid nudibranch, a sea slug, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.- External links :* SeaSlug Forum info:...
Abraham, 1876 - Ceratosoma cornigerum var. BerghRudolph BerghRudolph Bergh , full name Ludvig Sophus Rudolph Bergh, was a Danish physician and malacologist. He worked in Copenhagen....
, 1905 - Ceratosoma flavicostatum BabaKikutaro Babawas a Japanese malacologist. He was the leading researcher on sea slugs and bubble snails, opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in Japan.- Biography :* 1932-1941 Kyushu University* 1948-1949 Osaka Kyoiku University* 1976 - Order of the Rising Sun...
, 1940 - Ceratosoma ingozi Gosliner, 1996 Inkspot nudibranchInkspot nudibranchThe inkspot nudibranch, Ceratosoma ingozi, is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.-Distribution:...
- Ceratosoma gracillimum Semper in BerghRudolph BerghRudolph Bergh , full name Ludvig Sophus Rudolph Bergh, was a Danish physician and malacologist. He worked in Copenhagen....
, 1876 - Ceratosoma magnificumCeratosoma magnificumCeratosoma magnificum is a species of colorful dorid nudibranch, a sea slug, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.- External links :*...
(Eliot, 1910) - Ceratosoma miamiranumCeratosoma miamiranumCeratosoma miamiranum is a species of colorful dorid nudibranch, a sea slug, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.- External links :*...
BerghRudolph BerghRudolph Bergh , full name Ludvig Sophus Rudolph Bergh, was a Danish physician and malacologist. He worked in Copenhagen....
, 1875 - Ceratosoma moloch RudmanWilliam B. RudmanDr. William B. Rudman, usually known as Bill Rudman , from New Zealand and Australia, is a biologist, a researcher who studies molluscs, in other words, a malacologist...
, 1988 http://seaslug.info/factsheet.cfm?base=ceramolo - Ceratosoma palliollatum RudmanWilliam B. RudmanDr. William B. Rudman, usually known as Bill Rudman , from New Zealand and Australia, is a biologist, a researcher who studies molluscs, in other words, a malacologist...
, 1988 - Ceratosoma pustulosus (Cuvier, 1804)
- Ceratosoma sinuatumCeratosoma sinuatumCeratosoma sinuatum is a species of colorful dorid nudibranch, a sea slug, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific.- External links :...
van Hasselt, 1824http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=miamira - Ceratosoma tenueCeratosoma tenueCeratosoma tenue is a species of colorful dorid nudibranch, a sea slug, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.- External links :* SeaSlug Forum factsheet:...
Abraham, 1876 http://seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=ceratenu - Ceratosoma trilobatumCeratosoma trilobatumCeratosoma trilobatum is a species of colorful dorid nudibranch, a sea slug, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.- External links :* SeaSlug Forum factsheet:...
(J.E. Gray, 1827) - Ceratosoma webbii (d'Orbigny, 1839)