Philinopsis
Encyclopedia
Philiopsis is a genus
of often colorful, medium-sized, sea slug
s, marine
opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. These are not nudibranch
s; instead they are headshield slugs, in the clade
Cephalaspidea
.
The Sea Slug Forum also mentions the following species :
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 often colorful, medium-sized, 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, marine
Marine (ocean)
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opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. These are not 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; instead they are headshield slugs, in the clade
Clade
A clade is a group consisting of a species and all its descendants. In the terms of biological systematics, a clade is a single "branch" on the "tree of life". The idea that such a "natural group" of organisms should be grouped together and given a taxonomic name is central to biological...
Cephalaspidea
Cephalaspidea
The suborder Cephalaspidea, also known as the headshield slugs and bubble snails, is a clade of sea slugs and bubble snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the larger clade Euopisthobranchia....
.
Species
Species within the genus Philinopsis include- Philinopsis aeci Ortea & Espinosa, 2001
- Philinopsis bagaensis Ortea, Moro & Espinosa, 2007
- Philinopsis batabanoensis Ortea, Moro & Espinosa, 2007
- Philinopsis coronata Gosliner, 2011
- Philinopsis ctenophoraphaga Gosliner, 2011
- Philinopsis cyanea (Martens, 1879)
- Philinopsis depicta (Renier, 1807)
- Philinopsis falciphallus Gosliner, 2011
- Philinopsis lineolata (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854)
- Philinopsis petra (Ev. Marcus, 1976)
- Philinopsis pusa (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1966)
- Philinopsis reticulata (Eliot, 1903)
- Philinopsis speciosa (Eliot, 1903)
- Philinopsis taronga (Allan, 1933)
The Sea Slug Forum also mentions the following species :
- Philinopsis gardineri (Eliot, 1903)
- Philinopsis gigliolii Tapparone-Canefri, 1874
- Philinopsis pilsbryi (Eliot, 1900)
- Philinopsis troubridgensis (Verco, 1909)
- Philinopsis virgo (Rudman, 1968)
Further reading
- Rudman W. B.William 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...
(1972). "A comparative study of the genus Philinopsis Pease, 1860 (Aglajidae, Opisthobranchia)". Pacific SciencePacific SciencePacific Science is an international, multidisciplinary, academic journal devoted to the biological and physical sciences of the Pacific basin, focusing especially on biogeography, ecology, evolution, geology and volcanology, oceanography, palaeontology, and systematics...
26(4): 381-399. https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/443