Melibe
Melibe is a genus of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tethydidae.
Most nudibranchs are carnivores, but their prey is usually sessile or slow-moving animals such as sponges or bryozoans. In contrast, Melibe is an active predator which traps fast-moving free-swimming animals such as small crustaceans, using its extendable oral hood.
''Species
Species within the genus Melibe include 17 valid species and 3 doubtful species:
- Melibe arianeae Espinoza, DuPont & Valdés, 2013
- Melibe australis Angas, 1864
- Melibe bucephala Bergh, 1902
- Melibe colemani Gosliner & Pola, 2012
- Melibe coralophilia Gosliner & Pola, 2012
- Melibe digitata Gosliner & Smith, 2003
- Melibe engeli Risbec, 1937
- Melibe leonina
- Melibe liltvedi Gosliner, 1987
- Melibe maugeana Burn, 1960
- Melibe megaceras Gosliner, 1987
- Melibe minuta Gosliner & Smith, 2003
- Melibe papillosa
- Melibe pilosa Pease, 1860
- Melibe rosea Rang, 1829 - type species
- Melibe tuberculata Gosliner & Smith, 2003
- Melibe viridis - synonym: Melibe fimbriata Alder & Hancock, 1864; Melibe vexillifera Bergh, 1880; Propomelibe mirifica Allan, 1932; Melibe mirifica ; ? Melibe japonica Eliot, 1913
doubtful species:
- Melibe capucina Bergh, 1875
- Melibe ocellata Bergh, 1888
- Melibe rangi Bergh, 1875
