Rudmania is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chromodorididae.MolluscaBase eds. (2026). Rudmania J. P. G. Oliveira, Henryco, Ardila, Schrödl & Padula, 2025 Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2026-04-21
Taxonomic history The genus Rudmania was established containing the species formerly included within the Felimida purpurea clade, a group of slugs within the polyphyletic genus Felimida that share an Atlantic distribution. Through a combination of species delimitation, molecular, and morphological analyses, the F. purpurea clade was identified and investigated, the results of which showed that the clade necessitated the distinction of its own genus.
Description Rudmania is "characterized by white to purple species, the absence of rachidian teeth, and a thin, very long, and coiled vagina".
Species Species within Rudmania include"
Rudmania atlantica Padula, Wirtz & Schrödl, 2017 Rudmania fentoni A. Valdés, Gatdula, Sheridan & Herrera, 2011 Rudmania grahami T. E. Thompson, 1980 Rudmania kpone Edmunds, 1981 Rudmania krohni Verany, 1846 Rudmania purpurea Risso, 1831
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