Thuridilla is a genus of sacoglossan sea slugs, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Plakobranchidae.[2]

Thuridilla
A live individual of Thuridilla hopei, head end towards the bottom
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superorder: Sacoglossa
Superfamily: Plakobranchoidea
Family: Plakobranchidae
Genus: Thuridilla
Bergh, 1872[1]
Type species
Elysia splendida Grube, 1861

Species

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There are 24 species within the genus Thuridilla:[3]

Synonyms
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References

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  1. ^ Bergh R. (1872). In: Semper. Reis. Arch. Philipp. 2(Bd. 2, Heft 4): 199.
  2. ^ Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Thuridilla Bergh, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137929 on 2012-03-08
  3. ^ Jensen, Kathe R. (2007). "Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)" (PDF). Bonner zoologische Beiträge. 55 (3–4): 255–281.Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine.
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