Corambe
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Corambe is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in family Corambidae within the superfamily Onchidoridoidea. 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.
Corambe is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in family Corambidae within the superfamily Onchidoridoidea. 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. ==Species synonymised or transferred to other genera== Corambe baratariae (Harry, 1953) : synonym of Corambe obscura Corambe batava Kerbert, 1886 : synonym of Corambe obscura (A. E. Verrill, 1870) Corambe depressa Adams, 1847 Corambe fusca Adams, 1847 Corambe sargassicola Bergh, 1871 (type species): synonym of Corambe obscura Corambe thompsoni Millen & Nybakken, 1991 : synonym of Loy thompsoni (Millen & Nybakken, 1991) In 1994 it became a synonym of Psammodoris thompsoni (Millen & Nybakken, 1991) and in 1998 synonym of Loy thompsoni (Millen & Nybakken, 1991) . == References== Bergh, L. S. R. (1869). Bidrag til kundskab om Phyllidierne, en anatomisk undersogelse. Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift. ser. 3, 5(3): 357–542, pls 14–24. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180–213. Martynov A. & Schrödl M. (2011) Phylogeny and evolution of corambid nudibranchs (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163: 585–604. Caballer M. & Ortea J., 2018. A rare new species of Corambe Bergh, 1869 (Mollusca: Gastropoda:Nudibranchia) from the Caribbean Sea, with a review of the taxonomical history of the Corambidae Bergh, 1871. Marine Biodiversity ==External links== https://www.catalogueoflife.org accessed 25 August 2009 Verrill A.E. 1870. Contributions to zoölogy from the museum of Yale College. Nº 8.– Descriptions of some New England Nudibranchiata. American Journal of Science and Arts, (2) 50: 405-408. Sea Slug Forum species list
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