Ancula

Updated on Nov 07, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Onchidoridoidea Phylum Mollusca		Class Gastropoda Family Goniodorididae Rank Genus

Similar Ancula gibbosa, Goniodoris, Onchidoris, Goniodorididae, Cadlina

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Ancula is a genus of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Goniodorididae.

Species within the genus Ancula include:

Ancula espinosai Ortea, 2001

Ancula evelinae Er. Marcus, 1961

Ancula fuegiensis Odhner, 1926

Ancula gibbosa (Risso, 1818) - originally described as Tritonia gibbosa Risso, 1818

Ancula kariyana Baba, 1990

Ancula lentiginosa Farmer & Sloan, 1964

Ancula mapae (Burn, 1961)

Ancula sp. Giraffe spot nudibranch

Species names which are currently considered to be synonyms:

Ancula cristata (Alder, 1841) accepted as Ancula gibbosa (Risso, 1818)

Ancula pacifica MacFarland, 1964 accepted as Ancula gibbosa (Risso, 1818)

Ancula sulphurea Stimpson, 1853 accepted as Ancula gibbosa (Risso, 1818)

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