Pseudovermis Explained

Pseudovermis is genus of minute sea slugs, specifically aolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Pseudovermidae.^{[1] [2]}

These extremely small sea slugs are meiofauna; they live among sand grains. Pseudovermis means fake worm, because these slugs resemble minute worms.

Species

Species within the genus Pseudovermis include:

• Pseudovermis artabrensis Urgorri, Cobo & Besteiro, 1991
• Pseudovermis axi Marcus Ev. & Er., 1955
• Pseudovermis boadeni Salvini-Plawen & Sterrer, 1968
• Pseudovermis chinensis Hughes, 1991
• Pseudovermis hancocki Challis, 1969
• Pseudovermis indicus Salvini-Plawen & G.C. Rao, 1973
• Pseudovermis japonicus Hamatani & Nunomura, 1973
• Pseudovermis kowalewskyi Salvini-Plawen & Sterrer, 1968
• Pseudovermis mortoni Challis, 1969
• Pseudovermis papillifer Kowalewsky, 1901
• Pseudovermis paradoxus Perejaslavtseva, 1891
• Pseudovermis salamandrops Ev. Marcus, 1953
• Pseudovermis schultzi Marcus Ev. & Er., 1955
• Pseudovermis setensis Fize, 1961
• Pseudovermis soleatus Salvini-Plawen & G.C. Rao, 1973
• Pseudovermis thompsoni Salvini-Plawen, 1991

Species brought into synonymy:

• Pseudovermis papillifera Kowalevsky, 1901: synonym of Pseudovermis papillifer Kowalewsky, 1901

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Pseudovermis Périaslavzeff, 1891. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-06-03
2. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213