Bornellidae

Bornellidae
	Bornella stellifer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia; clade Euthyneura; clade Nudipleura; clade Nudibranchia; clade Dexiarchia; clade Cladobranchia; clade Dendronotida
Superfamily:	Tritonioidea
Family:	Bornellidae; Bergh, 1874
Genera
	Bornella; Pseudobornella;

Bornellidae is a family of nudibranch sea slug - marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Tritonioidea.

This family is within the clade Cladobranchia (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Description

Nudibranch species within the Bornellidae family have elongated bodies, with pairs of cerata-like dorsal and lateral appendages, with finger-like branches, running along the length of the body. Each of these appendages has an attached cluster of gills. Their rounded head has a tentacle on either side of the mouth, with tiny finger-like papillae. The rhinophores on the head resemble the dorsal appendages.

Nudibranchs within this family are believed to feed exclusively on hydroids.

Genera

Bornella Gray, 1850 (with at least ten species)
Pseudobornella Baba, 1932 (monotypic : P. orientalis)

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References

↑ Pola, Marta & Rudman, William & Gosliner, Terrence. (2009). Systematics And Preliminary Phylogeny Of Bornellidae (Mollusca: Nudibranchia: Dendronotina) Based On Morphological Characters With Description Of Four New Species. Zootaxa. 1-57. 10.5281/zenodo.185130.

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[1] Pola, Marta & Rudman, William & Gosliner, Terrence. (2009). Systematics And Preliminary Phylogeny Of Bornellidae (Mollusca: Nudibranchia: Dendronotina) Based On Morphological Characters With Description Of Four New Species. Zootaxa. 1-57. 10.5281/zenodo.185130.

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