Melibe viridis is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tethydidae.[4]
| Melibe viridis | |
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| Melibe viridis, anterior end at the front with the large rounded oral hood | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Tethydidae |
| Genus: | Melibe |
| Species: | M. viridis
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| Binomial name | |
| Melibe viridis (Kelaart, 1858)
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| Synonyms[3] | |
Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, the Andaman Sea off Phuket, off Mozambique and off Indonesia.
Description edit
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The body reaches a length of 140 mm. Like some other nudibranch species, M. viridis has an oral veil that it uses to trap prey.[5][6][7]
References edit
- ^ Allan J. K. (1932). "A new genus and species of sea-slug, and two new species of sea-hares from Australia". Records of the Australian Museum 18(6): 314–320.
- ^ Eliot C. N. E. (1913). "Japanese nudibranchs". Journal of the College of Science, Tokyo Imp. University, 35: 1–47. Plates 1-2.
- ^ Gosliner T. M. & Smith V. G. (2003). "Systematic review and phylogenetic analysis of the nudibranch genus Melibe (Opistobranchia: Dendronotacea) with descriptions of three new species". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 54: 302–355. PDF.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Melibe viridis (Kelaart, 1858)". www.marinespecies.org.
- ^ Wyeth, Russell C.; Willows, A. O. Dennis (April 2006). "Field Behavior of the Nudibranch Mollusc Tritonia diomedea". The Biological Bulletin. 210 (2): 81–96. doi:10.2307/4134598. ISSN 0006-3185. JSTOR 4134598. PMID 16641514. S2CID 877812.
- ^ "nudibranch with large cerata and hood veil and papillae or low conical tubercle". seaslugs.free.fr. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ Rudman, W. B. (2010-07-15). "The Sea Slug Forum - Melibe viridis". www.seaslugforum.net. New South Wales: Australian Museum. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds) (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp.
- Gosliner T.M. (1987) Review of the nudibranch genus Melibe (Opisthobranchia: Dendronotacea) with descriptions of two new species. The Veliger 29(4): 400–414
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
- Streftaris, N.; Zenetos, A.; Papathanassiou, E. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Annu. Rev. 43: 419–453
- Gosliner T.M. & Smith V.G. (2003) Systematic review and phylogenetic analysis of the nudibranch genus Melibe (Opisthobranchia: Dendronotacea) with descriptions of three new species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 54: 302–356.
- Gosliner T.M., Behrens D.W. & Valdés A. (2008) Indo-Pacific nudibranchs and sea slugs. Sea Challengers Natural History Books and California Academy of Sciences. 426 pp.
External links edit
Media related to Melibe viridis at Wikimedia Commons- Melibe viridis | World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 December 2023
- Melibe viridis | Sea Slug Forum. Retrieved 5 December 2023
- Melibe japonica | Sea Slug Forum. Retrieved 5 December 2023
- "Melibe fimbriata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Photos of Melibe viridis on Sealife Collection
- Ben G Thomas (Feb 8, 2021) Melibe viridis - Animal of the Week Youtube video 5:31
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