Nudibranchs
Nudibranchia
Nudibranchs () are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs, belonging to the order Nudibranchia, that shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have been given colourful nicknames to match, such as "clown", "marigold", "splendid", "dancer", "dragon", and "sea rabbit". About 3,000 species of nudibranchs are known.
The word nudibranch comes from the Latin nudus 'naked' and the Ancient Greek βράγχια (bránkhia) 'gills'.
9 branches of this order, most-observed first
Doridina
suborderDoridina
Aeolidina
suborderAeolidina
Dendronotina
suborderDendronotina
Janolina
suborderJanolina
Tritonina
suborderTritonina
Arminina
suborderArminina
Heroidae
familyHeroidae
Cladobranchia
suborderCladobranchia
Trivettea
genusTrivettea
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47113.