Nemesignis banyulensis (Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960) is a animal in the Myrrhinidae family, order Nudibranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Nemesignis banyulensis (Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960)

Nemesignis banyulensis (Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960)

Nemesignis banyulensis is the only species in the monotypic genus Nemesignis of myrrhinid aeolid nudibranch sea slugs, found in the Mediterranean and adjacent Atlantic.

Family
Genus
Nemesignis
Order
Nudibranchia
Class
Gastropoda

About Nemesignis banyulensis (Portmann & Sandmeier, 1960)

Nemesignis is a genus of aeolid nudibranch sea slugs, which are marine gastropod mollusks belonging to the family Myrrhinidae. This genus contains only one single species: Nemesignis banyulensis, originally described by Portmann & Sandmeier in 1960. This species is distributed in the Mediterranean Sea and the adjacent Atlantic Ocean.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Nudibranchia Myrrhinidae Nemesignis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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