Antiopella is a genus of small to large sea slugs, or more accurately nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks, in the family Janolidae.[2]
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| Antiopella cristata from the Mediterranean | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Janolidae |
| Genus: | Antiopella Hoyle, 1902[1] |
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Description edit
Species of Antiopella were included in Janolus for a period of time.[3]
Distribution edit
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Ecology edit
Habitat edit
This genus of nudibranch is found in shallow and subtidal waters.
Feeding habits edit
Antiopella species feed on Bryozoa, moss animals.
Species edit
Species in the genus Antiopella include:[2]
- Antiopella barbarensis (J. G. Cooper, 1863)
- Antiopella capensis (Bergh, 1907)
- Antiopella cristata (Delle Chiaje, 1841)
- Antiopella fusca (O'Donoghue, 1924)
- Antiopella longidentata (Gosliner, 1981)
- Antiopella novozealandica Eliot, 1907
- Antiopella praeclara Bouchet, 1975
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References edit
- ^ Hoyle, W. E. (1902). Two points in nomenclature. II. The genus Antiopa. Journal of Conchology. 10: 214.
- ^ a b c MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Antiopella Hoyle, 1902. Accessed on 2020-10-20.
- ^ Pola M., Hallas J.M. & Gosliner T.M. (2019). Welcome back Janolidae and Antiopella: Improving the understanding of Janolidae and Madrellidae (Cladobranchia, Heterobranchia) with description of four new species. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 57(2): 345-368., page(s): 356, figs 4d, 6a-c, 7