Melibe
| Melibe | |
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| Melibe viridis, anterior end at the front with the large rounded oral hood | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
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clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Tritonioidea |
| Family: | Tethydidae |
| Genus: |
Melibe Rang, 1829 |
| Diversity | |
| 16 valid species and 3 doubtful species | |
| Synonyms | |
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clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Dendronotida
Melibe is a genus of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tethydidae.
Most nudibranchs are carnivores, but their prey is usually sessile or slow-moving animals such as sponges or bryozoans. In contrast, Melibe is an active predator which traps fast-moving free-swimming animals such as small crustaceans, using its extendable oral hood. [1]
Species within the genus Melibe include 17 valid species and 3 doubtful species:
doubtful species:
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