Triopha
Triopha is a genus of colorful sea slugs, nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Polyceridae.
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| A live individual of Triopha catalinae, in situ, head end towards the lower left | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Polyceroidea |
| Family: | Polyceridae |
| Subfamily: | Triophinae |
| Genus: | Triopha Bergh, 1880[1] |
Species
Species within the genus Triopha include:
- Triopha catalinae Cooper, 1863
- Triopha maculata MacFarland, 1905
References
- Bergh R. (1880). In: Dall Explor. Alaska 1, art. 6, 261.
External links
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- SEM images of the radula can be found at Thompson, T.E.; Bebbington, A. (1973). "Scanning electron microscope studies of gastropod radulae". Malacologia. 14: 147–165.
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