Rhodopidae
Sign in to saveRhodopidae is a family of sea slugs. Rhodopids are small, meiofaunal organisms with worm-like body plans that differ considerably from a typical gastropod body plan, to the point that Rhodope was at one point classified as a flatworm. They have no shell. Two genera are currently recognized within the family, Rhodope and Helminthope. Helminthope has been described as the most worm-like gastropod.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNudibranchia
- FamilyRhodopidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 30
- Family
- Rhodopidae
- Collections
- AM, WAM, MNHN, MAGNT
- Recorded in
- French Polynesia, Australia, Guadeloupe, Mexico, Bermuda
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Rhodopidae is a family of sea slugs. Rhodopids are small, meiofaunal organisms with worm-like body plans that differ considerably from a typical gastropod body plan, to the point that Rhodope was at one point classified as a flatworm. They have no shell. Two genera are currently recognized within the family, Rhodope and Helminthope. Helminthope has been described as the most worm-like gastropod.
==Etymology== Rhodope, the type genus of the family, is named for Rhodope, a figure in Greek mythology.
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