Caloria Explained

Caloria is a genus of colorful sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Facelinidae.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus include:

• Caloria elegans (Alder & Hancock, 1845)^[2]
• Caloria guenanti (Risbec, 1928)
• Caloria indica (Bergh, 1896)^[3]
• Caloria quatrefagesi (Vayssière, 1888)
• Caloria rosea (Bergh, 1888)
• Caloria sp. 1 black-dot nudibranch^[4]
• Caloria sp. 2 yellow-tipped nudibranch

Species which are currently transferred to other genera, or synonyms:

• Caloria australis Risbec, 1937 (nomen dubium)
• Caloria maculata Trinchese, 1888 accepted as Caloria elegans (Alder & Hancock, 1845) (synonym)
• Caloria militaris (Alder & Hancock, 1864) accepted as Phidiana militaris (Alder & Hancock, 1864)

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Caloria Trinchese, 1888. Accessed on 2018-02-17
2. Gofas, S. (2010). Caloria elegans (Alder & Hancock, 1845). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2011-01-08
3. Gofas, S. (2010). Caloria indica (Bergh, 1896). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2011-01-08
4. Gosliner, T.M. 1987. Nudibranchs of Southern Africa