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Nemesignis

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Nemesignis
A live individual of Nemesignis banyulensis, in situ on the Mediterranean coast of Spain, 2005
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Myrrhinidae
Genus: Nemesignis
Furfaro & Mariottini, 2021[2]
Species:
N. banyulensis
Binomial name
Nemesignis banyulensis
(Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960)[1]
Synonyms[3]
  • Dondice banyulensis Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960
  • Dondice nicolae Vicente, 1967
  • Godiva banyulensis (Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960)

Nemesignis is a genus of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Myrrhinidae with only one species, Nemesignis banyulensis.[3]

Distribution

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This species is found in the Mediterranean Sea and adjacent Atlantic Ocean.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Portmann, Adolphe; Sandmeier, Esther (1960). "Dondice banyulensis sp. nov. un Eolidien nouveau de la Méditerranée". Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 67 (7): 158–168.
  2. ^ Furfaro, Giulia; Mariottini, Paolo (2021). "Nemesignis, a replacement name for Nemesis Furfaro & Mariottini, 2021 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Myrrhinidae), preoccupied by Nemesis Risso, 1826 (Crustacea, Copepoda)". Life. 11 (8): 809. doi:10.3390/life11080809. PMC 8399711. PMID 34440553.
  3. ^ a b "Nemesignis banyulensis". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  4. ^ Rudman, W.B. (23 June 2000). "Dondice banyulensis Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960". Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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