Risbecia
Genus of gastropods
| Risbecia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Risbecia tryoni, anterior end towards he lower right | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Risbecia Odhner, 1934 |
| Type species | |
| Risbecia francoisi Odhner, 1934 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Jeanrisbecia Franc, 1968 | |
Risbecia is a genus of colorful sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chromodorididae.[1]
In 2012, the genus Risbecia became a synonym of Hypselodoris Stimpson, 1855 [2]
Species
The following species in the genus Risbecia have not been reallocated yet (June 2012):[3]
- Risbecia nyalya (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967)
- Risbecia versicolor (Risbec, 1828)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Risbecia apolegma Yonow, 2001: synonym of Hypselodoris apolegma (Yonow, 2001)
- Risbecia bullockii (Collingwood, 1881): synonym of Hypselodoris bullockii (Collingwood, 1881)
- Risbecia francoisi Odhner, 1934: synonym of Risbecia tryoni (Garrett, 1873)
- Risbecia ghardaqana (Gohar & Aboul-Ela, 1957): synonym of Hypselodoris ghardaqana (Gohar & Aboul-Ela, 1957)
- Risbecia godeffroyana (Bergh, 1877): synonym of Hypselodoris godeffroyana (Bergh, 1877)
- Risbecia imperialis (Pease, 1860): synonym of Hypselodoris imperialis (Pease, 1860)
- Risbecia odhneri Risbec, 1953: synonym of Risbecia tryoni (Garrett, 1873)
- Risbecia pulchella (Ruppell & Leuckart, 1828): synonym of Hypselodoris pulchella (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828)
- Risbecia reticulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832): synonym of Chromodoris reticulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
- Risbecia tryoni (Garrett, 1873): synonym of Hypselodoris tryoni (Garrett, 1873)
References
- ^ a b Caballer, M. (2011). Risbecia Odhner, 1934. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204668 on 9 June 2012
- ^ Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479
- ^ "Home". seaslugforum.net.
- Franc A. (1968) Sous-classe des Opisthobranches. In: P. Grasse (Ed). Traite de Zoologie 5 (3): 608–893. page(s): 866
- Rudman W.B. (1984) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 81 (2/3): 115–273. page(s): 195
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