Biology:Zelentia

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Short description: Genus of gastropods

Zelentia
Cuthona-pustulata.jpg
The nudibranch Zelentia pustulata, Strangford Lough, Co Down, Northern Ireland.
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Superfamily: Fionoidea
Family: Trinchesiidae
Genus: Zelentia
Korshunova, Martynov & Picton, 2017[1]

Zelentia is a genus of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trinchesiidae.[1] [2]

Zelentia species feed on hydroids.

Species

Species in the genus Zelentia include:[3]

  • Zelentia amoris Korshunova & Martynov, 2022
  • Zelentia fulgens (MacFarland, 1966)
  • Zelentia nepunicea Korshunova, Fletcher, Lundin, Picton & Martynov, 2018
  • Zelentia ninel Korshunova, Martynov & Picton, 2017
  • Zelentia pustulata (Alder & Hancock, 1854)
  • Zelentia roginskae Korshunova, Fletcher, Lundin, Picton & Martynov, 2018
  • Zelentia willowsi Korshunova, Fletcher, Lundin, Picton & Martynov, 2018

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Korshunova, T.; Martynov, A.; Picton, B. (2017). Ontogeny as an important part of integrative taxonomy in tergipedid aeolidaceans (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) with a description of a new genus and species from the Barents Sea. Zootaxa. 4324(1): 1.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Zelentia Korshunova, Martynov & Picton, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1036928 on 2022-08-04
  3. Bouchet, P.; Picton, B. (2017). Zelentia Korshunova, Martynov & Picton, 2017. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2017-11-02.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q47102562 entry