Risbecia
Risbecia tryoni, anterior end towards he lower right
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Risbecia
Odhner, 1934
Type species
Risbecia francoisi
Odhner, 1934
Synonyms[1]

Jeanrisbecia Franc, 1968

Risbecia is a genus of colorful sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chromodorididae.[1]

In 2012, the genus Risbecia became a synonym of Hypselodoris Stimpson, 1855 [2]

Species

The following species in the genus Risbecia have not been reallocated yet (June 2012):[3]

Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. 1 2 Caballer, M. (2011). Risbecia Odhner, 1934. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204668 on 9 June 2012
  2. Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479
  3. "Home". seaslugforum.net.
  • Franc A. (1968) Sous-classe des Opisthobranches. In: P. Grasse (Ed). Traite de Zoologie 5 (3): 608–893. page(s): 866
  • Rudman W.B. (1984) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 81 (2/3): 115–273. page(s): 195
  • Media related to Risbecia at Wikimedia Commons


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