Nemesignis is a genus of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Myrrhinidae with only one species, Nemesignis banyulensis.[3]
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| A live individual of Nemesignis banyulensis, in situ on the Mediterranean coast of Spain, 2005 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Myrrhinidae |
| Genus: | Nemesignis Furfaro & Mariottini, 2021[2] |
| Species: | N. banyulensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Nemesignis banyulensis | |
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Distribution edit
This species is found in the Mediterranean Sea and adjacent Atlantic Ocean.[4]
References edit
- ^ Portmann, Adolphe; Sandmeier, Esther (1960). "Dondice banyulensis sp. nov. un Eolidien nouveau de la Méditerranée". Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 67 (7): 158–168.
- ^ Furfaro, Giulia; Mariottini, Paolo (2021). "Nemesignis, a replacement name for Nemesis Furfaro & Mariottini, 2021 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Myrrhinidae), preoccupied by Nemesis Risso, 1826 (Crustacea, Copepoda)". Life. 11 (8): 809. doi:10.3390/life11080809. PMC 8399711. PMID 34440553.
- ^ a b "Nemesignis banyulensis". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ Rudman, W.B. (23 June 2000). "Dondice banyulensis Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960". Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
External links edit
- Photos of Nemesignis on Sealife Collection