Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Onchidoridoidea Phylum Mollusca | Class Gastropoda Family Corambidae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Corambe steinbergae, Onchidoris, Cadlina, Ancula, Rostanga | ||
Corambe pacifica racing over a frond of giant kelp
Corambe is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in family Corambidae within the superfamily Onchidoridoidea.
Contents
- Corambe pacifica racing over a frond of giant kelp
- Habitat
- General description
- Species
- Species synonymised or transferred to other genera
- References
Species in this genus show a characteristic posterior notch in the notum (which is lacking in some taxa) and a characteristic gill morphology, especially the presence of ventral gills.
Habitat
These nudibranchs occur in littoral and sublittoral temperate waters of the northern and southern hemispheres.
General description
They are mostly small (between 5 and 10 mm) and rather hard to find because they are very well camouflaged. They prey on encrusting bryozoans.
Species
Species within the genus Corambe include:
Species synonymised or transferred to other genera
In 1994 it became a synonym of Psammodoris thompsoni (Millen & Nybakken, 1991) and in 1998 synonym of Loy thompsoni (Millen & Nybakken, 1991)