Nudibranchia

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:class gptkb:Gastropoda
gptkbp:commonName nudibranchs
gptkbp:defenseMechanism camouflage
toxic chemicals
stolen nematocysts
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Georges_Cuvier
gptkbp:describedYear 1817
gptkbp:diet carnivorous
barnacles
anemones
sponges
hydroids
other sea slugs
gptkbp:distribution worldwide
gptkbp:etymology Latin 'nudus' (naked) + Greek 'brankhia' (gills)
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:marine
gptkbp:importantFor subject of scientific research
marine biodiversity indicator
popular in underwater photography
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvalStage gptkb:veliger
gptkbp:lifespan weeks to one year
gptkbp:notableFeature brightly colored
lack a shell in adult form
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies over 3,000
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Mollusca
gptkbp:relatedTo sea hares
pleurobranchs
sacoglossans
gptkbp:reproduction hermaphroditic
gptkbp:respiration external gills
cutaneous
gptkbp:subclassOf gptkb:Heterobranchia
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Aeolidina
gptkb:Dendronotina
gptkb:Doridina
Arminina
gptkbp:superfamily gptkb:Nudipleura
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Doris_verrucosa
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Spanish_Dancer
gptkb:Sargassum_nudibranch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nudibranchia