Armina

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Armina
Armina neapolitana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Arminidae
Genus: Armina
(Rafinesque, 1814)
Type species
Armina tigrina Rafinesque, 1814
Synonyms[1]
  • Diphyllidia Blainville, 1819
  • Linguella Férussac, 1822
  • Pleurophyllidia Meckel, 1823
  • Sancara Bergh, 1860
Armina sp. from East Timor.
A. gilchristi from South Africa.
Armina sp. Pierre's armina, from South Africa

Armina is a genus of sea slugs, specifically nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Arminidae.[1]

Species[edit]

Species within the genus Armina include:[2]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Armina abbotti (Thompson, Cattaneo, & Wong, 1990): synonym of Armina wattla Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967
  • Armina columbiana (O'Donoghue, 1924): synonym of Armina californica (J. G. Cooper, 1863)
  • Armina convolvula Lance, 1962: synonym of Histiomena marginata (Oersted in Mørch, 1859)
  • Armina digueti (Pruvot-Fol, 1955): synonym of Armina californica (J. G. Cooper, 1863)
  • Armina mulleri (Ihering, 1886): synonym of Armina muelleri (Ihering, 1886)
  • Armina vancouverensis (Bergh, 1876): synonym of Armina californica (J. G. Cooper, 1863)

References[edit]

  • Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.
  • 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
  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Armina. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137677 on 2012-04-15
  2. ^ www.seaslugforum.net https://web.archive.org/web/20091228180914/http://www.seaslugforum.net/specieslist.cfm. Archived from the original on 28 December 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2009. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[title missing]
  3. ^ Marcus Ev. (1971). "ON SOME EUTHYNEURAN GASTROPODS FROM THE INDIAN AND PACIFIC OCEANS". Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 39(5): 355–369. page 355. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.mollus.a065115.
  4. ^ ZSILAVECZ, G. 2007. Nudibranchs of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay. ISBN 0-620-38054-3

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