Chromolaichma is a genus of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
| Chromolaichma | |
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| Chromolaichma sedna | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Subfamily: | Chromodoridinae |
| Genus: | Chromolaichma Bertsch, 1977 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Chromolaichma sedna[2] Bertsch, 1977
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Species edit
This genus includes the following species:[2][3]
- Chromolaichma dalli (Rudman, 1990)
- Chromolaichma edmundsi (Rudman, 1985)
- Chromolaichma sedna (Rudman, 1986)
- Synonyms
- Chromolaichma punctilucens (Bergh, 1890): synonym of Felimida punctilucens (Bergh, 1890)
- Chromolaichma youngbleuthi (Kay & D. K. Young, 1969): synonym of Glossodoris rufomarginata (Bergh, 1890)
References edit
- ^ Bertsch H. (1977) The Chromodoridinae nudibranchs from the Pacific coast of America.- Part I. Investigative methods and supra-specific taxonomy. The Veliger 20(2): 107-118. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42432307#page/157/mode/1up
- ^ a b c MolluscaBase (2023). Chromolaichma Bertsch 1977. Accessed on 2023-06-06
- ^ [1] Molecular phylogeny of Glossodoris (Ehrenberg, 1831) nudibranchs and related genera reveals cryptic and pseudocryptic species complexes.]
- Rudman, W. B. (1986). The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: the genus Glossodoris Ehrenberg (= Casella, H. & A. Adams). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 86: 101-184.
External links edit
- Bertsch H. (1977) The Chromodoridinae nudibranchs from the Pacific coast of America.- Part I. Investigative methods and supra-specific taxonomy. The Veliger 20(2): 107-118.
- Matsuda, S. B.; Gosliner, T. M. (2017). Molecular phylogeny of Glossodoris (Ehrenberg, 1831) nudibranchs and related genera reveals cryptic and pseudocryptic species complexes. Cladistics.