Ancula is a genus of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Goniodorididae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2013). Ancula Lovén, 1846. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138038 on 2016-05-23
Species Species within the genus Ancula include:Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Ancula Lovén, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138038 on 2014-12-08 Ancula espinosai Ortea, 2001 Ancula evelinae Er. Marcus, 1961 Ancula fuegiensis Odhner, 1926 Ancula gibbosa (Risso, 1818) - originally described as Tritonia gibbosa Risso, 1818 Ancula kariyana Baba, 1990 Ancula lentiginosa Farmer & Sloan, 1964 Ancula mapae (Burn, 1961) Ancula sp. Giraffe spot nudibranchGosliner, T.M. (1987). Nudibranchs of Southern Africa
Species names which are currently considered to be synonyms: Ancula cristata (Alder, 1841) accepted as Ancula gibbosa (Risso, 1818) Ancula pacifica MacFarland, 1964 accepted as Ancula gibbosa (Risso, 1818) Ancula sulphurea Stimpson, 1853 accepted as Ancula gibbosa (Risso, 1818)
References
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180–213.
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