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Phestilla

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Fionoidea

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Fionidae

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Tergipedidae, Cuthona, Dermatobranchus, Gymnodoris, Cerberilla

Live phestilla reaction to stimulus


Phestilla was a genus of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Tergipedidae. It is currently accepted as a synonym of Tenellia. This genus has been investigated using DNA phylogeny and undescribed species exist.

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Control of phestilla with extensional flow device


Species

Species within the genus Phestilla included:

  • Phestilla lugubris (Bergh, 1870)
  • Phestilla melanobrachia Bergh, 1874
  • Phestilla minor Rudman, 1981
  • Phestilla panamica Rudman, 1982

    • Species names currently considered to be synonyms:

  • Phestilla hakunamatata Ortea, Caballer & Espinosa, 2003 synonym of Hermosita hakunamatata (Ortea, Caballer & Espinosa, 2003)
  • Phestilla sibogae Bergh, 1905 synonym of Phestilla lugubris (Bergh, 1870) - disputed

    • References

    Phestilla Wikipedia
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