Triopha

Triopha is a genus of colorful sea slugs, nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Polyceridae.

Triopha
A live individual of Triopha catalinae, in situ, head end towards the lower left
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Polyceridae
Subfamily: Triophinae
Genus: Triopha
Bergh, 1880[1]

Species

Species within the genus Triopha include:[2]

Synonyms
  • Triopha aurantiaca Cockerell, 1908: synonym of Triopha maculata MacFarland, 1905
  • Triopha elioti O'Donoghue, 1921: synonym of Triopha catalinae (J. G. Cooper, 1863) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  • Triopha grandis MacFarland, 1905: synonym of Triopha occidentalis (Fewkes, 1889)
  • Triopha scrippsiana Cockerell, 1915: synonym of Triopha catalinae (J. G. Cooper, 1863) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

References

  1. Bergh R. (1880). In: Dall Explor. Alaska 1, art. 6, 261.
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Triopha Bergh, 1880". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 1 August 2023.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.