Lomanotus genei

Lomanotus genei
Drawing of a right side view of Lomanotus genei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Tritoniidae
Genus: Lomanotus
Species:
L. genei
Binomial name
Lomanotus genei
Synonyms[2]
  • Lomanotus portlandicus W. Thompson, 1859
  • Lomanotus hancocki Norman, 1877
  • Lomanotus eisigi Trinchese, 1883
  • Lomanotus varians Garstang, 1889 (partim)
  • Lomanotus berghi Graeffe, 1902

Lomanotus genei is a species of a sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lomanotidae.[3]

Distribution

This species was described from Genoa in the Adriatic Sea.[1] It has been reported from Atlantic coasts north to the United Kingdom.

Ecology

Parasites of Lomanotus genei include:

  • Copepod Lomanoticola insolens - ectoparasite[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Vérany G. B. (1846). Catalogo degli animali invertebrati marini del Golfo di Genova e Nizza. Tipografia Ferrando, Genova, 1-30.
  2. ^ "Lomanotus genei Vérany, 1846". CLEMAM, accessed 9 May 2011.
  3. ^ a b Gofas, S. (2011). Lomanotus genei Vérany, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140273 on 2011-05-09
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