Caloria
| Caloria | |
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| Caloria indica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Facelinidae |
| Genus: | Caloria Trinchese, 1888[1] |
| Type species | |
| Caloria maculata Trinchese, S., 1888 | |
Caloria is a genus of colorful sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Facelinidae.[2]
Species
[edit]Species within the genus include:
- Caloria elegans (Alder & Hancock, 1845)[3]
- Caloria guenanti (Risbec, 1928)
- Caloria indica (Bergh, 1896)[4]
- Caloria quatrefagesi (Vayssière, 1888)
- Caloria rosea (Bergh, 1888)
- Caloria sp. 1 black-dot nudibranch[5]
- Caloria sp. 2 yellow-tipped nudibranch[5]
Species which are currently transferred to other genera, or synonyms:
- Caloria australis Risbec, 1937 (nomen dubium)
- Caloria maculata Trinchese, 1888 accepted as Caloria elegans (Alder & Hancock, 1845) (synonym)
- Caloria militaris (Alder & Hancock, 1864) accepted as Phidiana militaris (Alder & Hancock, 1864)
References
[edit]- ^ Trinchese S. (1888). Mem. Accad. Sci. Bologna (4)9: 87.
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Caloria Trinchese, 1888. Accessed on 2018-02-17
- ^ Gofas, S. (2010). Caloria elegans (Alder & Hancock, 1845). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2011-01-08
- ^ Gofas, S. (2010). Caloria indica (Bergh, 1896). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2011-01-08
- ^ Jump up to: a b Gosliner, T.M. 1987. Nudibranchs of Southern Africa ISBN 0-930118-13-8