Coryphella
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Coryphella is a genus
of very small sea slug
s, specifically aolid nudibranch
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in the family
Flabellinidae
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Some species that were previously grouped in this genus have been moved to the genus Flabellina
.
Synonyms:
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 very small 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, specifically aolid 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)
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gastropod molluscs in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Flabellinidae
Flabellinidae
Flabellinidae is a taxonomic family of brightly-colored sea slugs, specifically nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks.This family has no subfamilies.-Genera and species:Genera and species within the family Flabellinidae include:...
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Some species that were previously grouped in this genus have been moved to the genus Flabellina
Flabellina
Flabellina is a genus of sea slugs, specifically aeolid nudibranchs. These animals are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Flabellinidae...
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Species
Species within the genus Coryphella include: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138018- Coryphella athadona
- Coryphella californica
- Coryphella gracilis
- Coryphella lineata
- Coryphella nobilis
- Coryphella pedata
- Coryphella polaris
- Coryphella salmonacea
Synonyms:
- Coryphella borealis accepted as Flabellina borealis
- Coryphella browni accepted as Flabellina brown
- Coryphella falklandica accepted as Flabellina falklandica
- Coryphella parva accepted as Flabellina parka
- Coryphella pellucida accepted as Flabellina pellucida
- Coryphella sarsi accepted as Flabellina sarsi
- Coryphella verrucosa accepted as Flabellina verrucosa
- Coryphella albomarginataCoryphella albomarginataCoryphella albomarginata is a species of very small sea slug, specifically an aolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Flabellinidae.- Further reading :...