Polybranchia (gastropod)
Encyclopedia
Polybranchia is a genus
of sacoglossa
n sea slug
s, shell-less marine
opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Caliphyllidae
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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 sacoglossa
Sacoglossa
Sacoglossa, commonly known as the sacoglossans or the "sap-sucking sea slugs", are a clade of small sea slugs and sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks that belong to the clade Heterobranchia...
n 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, 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...
opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Caliphyllidae
Caliphyllidae
Caliphyllidae is a taxonomic family of sacoglossan sea slugs. These are marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the clade Sacoglossa.This family has no subfamilies.-Genera:There are five genera in the family Caliphyllidae:* Caliphylla A...
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Species
Species within the genus Polybranchia include:- Polybranchia borgninii (Trinchese, 1896)
- Polybranchia orientalisPolybranchia orientalisPolybranchia orientalis is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Caliphyllidae. -References:...
(Kelaart, 1858) - Polybranchia pallens (Burn, 1957)
- Polybranchia papillosa (Pease, 1866)
- Polybranchia pellucida Pease, 1860
- Polybranchia prasinus (Bergh, 1871)
- Polybranchia viridis (Deshayes, 1857)
- Polybranchia westralis Jensen, 1993
- Polybranchia sp. 1 from Kungkungan Bay, North SulawesiNorth SulawesiNorth Sulawesi is a province of Indonesia. It is on the island of Sulawesi, and borders the province of Gorontalo to the west . The islands of Sangihe and Talaud form the northern part of the province, which border Davao del Sur in the Philippines.The capital and largest city in North Sulawesi is...
, Indonesia