Triopha

Triopha is a genus of colorful sea slugs, nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Polyceridae.

Triopha
A live individual of Triopha catalinae, in situ, head end towards the lower left
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Polyceridae
Subfamily: Triophinae
Genus: Triopha
Bergh, 1880[1]

Species

Species within the genus Triopha include:

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References

  1. Bergh R. (1880). In: Dall Explor. Alaska 1, art. 6, 261.
  • SEM images of the radula can be found at Thompson, T.E.; Bebbington, A. (1973). "Scanning electron microscope studies of gastropod radulae". Malacologia. 14: 147–165.


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