Definition of Opisthobranchia. Meaning of Opisthobranchia. Synonyms of Opisthobranchia

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Definition of Opisthobranchia

Opisthobranchia
Opisthobranchia O*pis`tho*bran"chi*a, Opisthobranchiata O*pis`tho*bran`chi*a"ta, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? behind + ? gills.] (Zo["o]l.) A division of gastropod Mollusca, in which the breathing organs are usually situated behind the heart. It includes the tectibranchs and nudibranchs.

Meaning of Opisthobranchia from wikipedia

- specialized complex gastropods which used to be united in the subclass Opisthobranchia. That taxon is no longer considered to represent a monophyletic grouping...
- the order Nudibranchia, located in the gastropod mollusc subclass Opisthobranchia (the marine slugs: which consisted of nudibranchs, sidegill slugs,...
- slugs", numerous families are within the informal taxonomic group Opisthobranchia: The term "sea slug" is perhaps most often applied to nudibranchs,...
- older classification of the gastropods, there were four subclasses: Opisthobranchia (gills to the right and behind the heart). Gymnomorpha (no s****) Prosobranchia...
- suggests a new taxonomy for two Pacific species of sea hares (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia, Aplysiidae). Pacific Science 67: 283–294. Valdés, Alexander, Crocetta...
- Heterobranchia Informal group Lower Heterobranchia Informal group Opisthobranchia Clade Cephalaspidea Clade Thecosomata Clade Gymnosomata Clade Aplysiomorpha...
- "Towards a phylogeny and evolution of Acochlidia (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 158: 124–154. doi:10.1111/j...
- with a critical review of published records of Glaucidae (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. 178 (2): 107–123....
- plasticity of radular teeth of the Sacoglossa (= Ascoglossa) (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia) in relation to their food plants". Biological Journal of the Linnean...
- Michiels, N. K. (2007). "Mating behaviour in the sea slug Elysia timida (Opisthobranchia, Sacoglossa): hypodermic injection, sperm transfer and balanced reciprocity"...