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nudibranch

a member of the order Nudibranchia, gasteropod molluscs which lack a shell.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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Miller, "Larval period and its influence on post-larval life history: comparison of lecithotrophy and facultative plankotrophy in the aeolid nudibranch Phestilla sibogae," Marine Biology, vol.
Effects of delayed metamorphosis on larval survival, metamorphosis, and juvenile performance of four closely related species of tropical sea urchins (Genus Echinometra)
Bernard Picton, of the National Museums Northern Ireland, explained: "One nudibranch faces one way and one faces the other way, with the right hand side of their bodies touching." The creatures, in the Pacific, then lock together, with each one using both their male and female organs in the mating session.
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Janolus rebeccae, a new species of arminacean nudibranch from northern Chile.
A new species of the zephyrinid nudibranch genus Janolus (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) from North America and Costa Rica
Discover all about Nudibranchs ( beautiful sea slugs, in this special exhibition.
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His journals, which comprise two diaries and one volume of hand-written scientific descriptions of nudibranch mollusks, together with Ito's preliminary sketches for each, are on file in the library of the Division of Mollusks.
Kumataro Ito, Japanese Artist on Board the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries Steamer Albatross During the Philippine Expedition, 1907-1910
Chemical defenses of three Glossodoris nudibranchs and their dietary Hyrtios sponges.
Allelopathic interactions between sponges on a tropical reef
Planktotrophy by the lecithotrophic larvae of a nudibranch, Phestilla sibogae (Gastropoda).
Evolutionary loss of larval feeding: development, form and function in a facultatively feeding larva, Brisaster latifrons
Winners for the Nudibranch category were Turkey's Cem Gazivekili (1st place), SongdaCai (2nd place) from China, and HakanBasar (3rd place), also from Turkey.
Photos reveal daring beauty of Philippine undersea life
We include species rarely observed or mainly subtidal in distribution, two undescribed species, and document a new example of rare direct development in a nudibranch from the northeast Pacific Ocean.
Developmental mode in opisthobranch molluscs from the northeast Pacific Ocean: additional species from Southern California and supplemental data
Distribution and radular morphology of various nudibranchs (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) from the Gulf of California, Mexico.
A new species of Trapania (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) from the Pacific coast of Central America
The conspicuous nudibranch Polycera quadrilineata: aposematic coloration and individual selection.
The evolution of unpalatability and warning coloration in soft-bodied marine invertebrates
Fine structural study of the statocysts in the veliger larva of the nudibranch. Rostanga pulchra.
Sand Dollar Larvae Show Within-Population Variation in Their Settlement Induction by Turbulence
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