Antiopella Explained

Antiopella is a genus of small to large sea slugs, or more accurately nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks, in the family Janolidae.

Description

Species of Antiopella were included in Janolus for a period of time.^[1]

Ecology

Habitat

This genus of nudibranch is found in shallow and subtidal waters.

Feeding habits

Antiopella species feed on Bryozoa, moss animals.

Species

Species in the genus Antiopella include:^[2]

• Antiopella barbarensis (J. G. Cooper, 1863)
• Antiopella capensis (Bergh, 1907)
• Antiopella cristata (Delle Chiaje, 1841)
• Antiopella fusca (O'Donoghue, 1924)
• Antiopella longidentata (Gosliner, 1981)
• Antiopella novozealandica Eliot, 1907
• Antiopella praeclara Bouchet, 1975

Notes and References

1. Pola M., Hallas J.M. & Gosliner T.M. (2019). Welcome back Janolidae and Antiopella: Improving the understanding of Janolidae and Madrellidae (Cladobranchia, Heterobranchia) with description of four new species. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 57(2): 345-368., page(s): 356, figs 4d, 6a-c, 7
2. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Antiopella Hoyle, 1902. Accessed on 2020-10-20.