Berthellina

Berthellina
A live individual of Berthellina granulata, in situ
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Pleurobranchomorpha
Superfamily:	Pleurobranchoidea
Family:	Pleurobranchidae
Subfamily:	Pleurobranchinae
Genus:	Berthellina Gardiner, 1936 [1]

Berthellina is a genus of sea slugs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Pleurobranchidae.

Species

Species within the genus Berthellina include:

• Berthellina citrina (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828)
• Berthellina edwardsi (Vayssière, 1896)
• Berthellina engeli Gardiner, 1936
• Berthellina granulata, the lemon pleurobranch
• Berthellina ilisima Marcus & Marcus, 1967
• Berthellina oblonga (Audouin, 1826)
• Berthellina quadridens (Mörch, 1863)
• Berthellina saidensis (O'Donoghue, 1929)

References

• Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom)
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
• 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.
• Sea Slug Forum info