Pneumodermopsis canephora is a species of sea angel. It has been observed near the Canary Islands, and in the waters surrounding south-west Florida.[1]
| Pneumodermopsis canephora | |
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| live specimen of Pneumodermopsis canephora | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Euopisthobranchia |
| Order: | Pteropoda |
| Family: | Pneumodermatidae |
| Genus: | Pneumodermopsis |
| Species: | P. canephora |
| Binomial name | |
| Pneumodermopsis canephora Pruvot-Fol, 1924 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pneumodermopsis oligocotyla Massy, 1917 (dubious synonym) | |
Description
editPneumodermopsis canephora is distinct from other species in the genera, as it is characterized by its enormous urn-shaped terminal sucker on the median arm, itself a distinct rim covered by papillae. It also contains a piston at the top of the sucker which contains long cilia.[2] It contains 32 chromosomes.[3]
References
edit- ↑ Gofas, Serge (2004). "Pneumodermopsis canephora Pruvot-Fol, 1924". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
- ↑ Barnich, Ruth; Uthe, Daniela (1998). "The Gymnosomata (Gastropoda: Opisthobrachia) in the Plankton of the French Mediterranean Coast" (PDF). Vie et Milieu / Life & Environment: 15–24 – via HAL Open Science.
- ↑ Thiriot-Quiévreux, Catherine (June 1988). "Chromosome studies in pelagic opisthobranch molluscs". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 66 (6): 1460–1473. Bibcode:1988CaJZ...66.1460T. doi:10.1139/z88-213. ISSN 0008-4301.
- Pruvot-Fol, A. (1924). "Etude de quelque Gymnosomes méditerranéens des pêches de l'"Orvet" en 1921 et 1922". Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale (in French). 62 (6): 345-400 pl. 15-16.
External links
edit- Massy, A.L. (1917). "The Gymnosomatous Pteropoda of the coast of Ireland". The Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society.: 223–244. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). "Mollusca" (PDF). In Costello, M.J.; et al. (eds.). European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- "Pneumodermopsis canephora". Pelagic Molluscs. 2.0. Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
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