Risbecia

Risbecia is a genus of colorful sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chromodorididae.[1]

Risbecia
Risbecia tryoni, anterior end towards he lower right
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily:
Doridoidea
Family:
Chromodorididae
Genus:
Risbecia

Odhner, 1934
Type species
Risbecia francoisi Odhner, 1934
Synonyms[1]

Jeanrisbecia Franc, 1968

In 2012, the genus Risbecia became a synonym of Hypselodoris Stimpson, 1855 [2]

Species

The following species in the genus Risbecia have not been reallocated yet (June 2012):[3]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Risbecia apolegma Yonow, 2001: synonym of Hypselodoris apolegma (Yonow, 2001)
  • Risbecia bullockii (Collingwood, 1881): synonym of Hypselodoris bullockii (Collingwood, 1881)
  • Risbecia francoisi Odhner, 1934: synonym of Risbecia tryoni (Garrett, 1873)
  • Risbecia ghardaqana (Gohar & Aboul-Ela, 1957): synonym of Hypselodoris ghardaqana (Gohar & Aboul-Ela, 1957)
  • Risbecia godeffroyana (Bergh, 1877): synonym of Hypselodoris godeffroyana (Bergh, 1877)
  • Risbecia imperialis (Pease, 1860): synonym of Hypselodoris imperialis (Pease, 1860)
  • Risbecia odhneri Risbec, 1953: synonym of Risbecia tryoni (Garrett, 1873)
  • Risbecia pulchella (Ruppell & Leuckart, 1828): synonym of Hypselodoris pulchella (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828)
  • Risbecia reticulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832): synonym of Chromodoris reticulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
  • Risbecia tryoni (Garrett, 1873): synonym of Hypselodoris tryoni (Garrett, 1873)
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See also

References
  1. Caballer, M. (2011). Risbecia Odhner, 1934. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204668 on 9 June 2012
  2. Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479
  3. http://www.seaslugforum.net/
  • Franc A. (1968) Sous-classe des Opisthobranches. In: P. Grasse (Ed). Traite de Zoologie 5 (3): 608-893. page(s): 866
  • Rudman W.B. (1984) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 81 (2/3): 115-273. page(s): 195


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