NUDIBRANCHIA Cuvier, 1817
(sea slugs)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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Suborder 5 subtaxa 127 images 4 ident. refs
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Suborder 9 subtaxa 118 images
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Unidentified 1 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
OrderNUDIBRANCHIA (sea slugs)
InfraclassOpisthobranchia (opisthobranchs)
SubclassHETEROBRANCHIA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Alder, J. & Hancock, A. 1845 *** Monograph of the British Nudibranchiate Mollusca: with Figures of all the Species ***(Superseded) Vol 2, 5, 9, 15, 19, 23, 27, The Ray Society, London
Eliot, C. (continuing Alder, J. & Hancock, A. 1845-55) 1910 *** A Monograph of the British Nudibranchiate Mollusca: with Figures of all the Species. Part 8. Supplementary. [=Vol. 2] ***(Superseded) Vol 90, The Ray Society, London
Gregory, J. British Marine Life Pictures www.britishmarinelifepictures.co.uk/gallery.html
Hunnan, P. & Brown, G. 1975 Sublittoral Nudibranch Mollusca (Sea Slugs) in Pembrokeshire waters Field Studies 4: 131-159.
in the field() Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. 1994 A Field Guide to the Nudibranchs of the British Isles Immel Publishing Ltd.
() Thompson, T.E. & Brown, G.H. 1984 Biology of Opisthobranch Molluscs (Volume II) Vol 2, 229pp, The Ray Society, London

NUDIBRANCHIA (sea slugs) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for NUDIBRANCHIA (sea slugs)
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