Cerberilla

<i>Cerberilla</i>

Cerberilla

Genus of gastropods


Cerberilla is a genus of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Aeolidiidae.[3]

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All Cerberilla species have a broad foot and the cerata are numerous, arranged in transverse rows across the body. They live on and in sandy substrates where they burrow beneath the surface and feed on burrowing sea anemones.

The taxonomic status of this genus remains unrevised.[4]

Species

Species in the genus Cerberilla include:[3]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Cerberilla bernadetti Tardy, 1965: synonym of Cerberilla bernadettae Tardy, 1965

References

  1. Bergh, L. S. R. 1873. Neue Nacktschnecken der Südsee, malacologische Untersuchungen. Journal des Museum Godeffroy 1(2):65-96 [137-168], pls. 9-12.
  2. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Cerberilla Bergh, 1873. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-06-07
  3. Carmona L., Pola M., Gosliner T.M. & Cervera J.L. (2013). A tale that morphology fails to tell: A molecular phylogeny of Aeolidiidae (Aeolidida, Nudibranchia, Gastropoda). PLoS ONE 8(5): e63000. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0063000
  4. Burn R (1966) Descriptions of Australian Eolidacea (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia) 4. The genera Pleurolidia, Fiona, Learchis and Cerberilla from Lord Howe Island. J Malac Soc of Aust 10: 21–34.
  5. Tardy JP (1965) Description et biologie de Cerberilla bernadetti, espèce nouvelle de Gasteropode Nudibranche de la côte atlantique française. Discussion sur la position systématique du genre. Bull Inst Océanogr 65: 1–22, pls. 1–6
  6. Padula V, Delgado M (2010) A new species of Cerberilla (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia: Aeolidiidae) from northeastern Brazil. Nautilus 124: 175–180

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