Antiopella is a genus of small to large sea slugs, or more accurately nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks, in the family Janolidae.[2]
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| Antiopella cristata from the Mediterranean | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Janolidae |
| Genus: | Antiopella Hoyle, 1902[1] |
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Description
editSpecies of Antiopella were included in Janolus for a period of time.[3]
Distribution
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Ecology
editHabitat
editThis genus of nudibranch is found in shallow and subtidal waters.
Feeding habits
editAntiopella species feed on Bryozoa, moss animals.
Species
editSpecies in the genus Antiopella include:[2]
- Antiopella barbarensis (J. G. Cooper, 1863)
- Antiopella capensis (Bergh, 1907)
- Antiopella cristata (Delle Chiaje, 1841)
- Antiopella fusca (O'Donoghue, 1924)
- Antiopella longidentata (Gosliner, 1981)
- Antiopella novozealandica Eliot, 1907
- Antiopella praeclara Bouchet, 1975
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References
edit- ^ Hoyle, W. E. (1902). Two points in nomenclature. II. The genus Antiopa. Journal of Conchology. 10: 214.
- ^ a b c MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Antiopella Hoyle, 1902. Accessed on 2020-10-20.
- ^ Pola M., Hallas J.M. & Gosliner T.M. (2019). Welcome back Janolidae and Antiopella: Improving the understanding of Janolidae and Madrellidae (Cladobranchia, Heterobranchia) with description of four new species. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 57(2): 345-368., page(s): 356, figs 4d, 6a-c, 7