North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

WoRMS taxon details

Melibe viridis (Kelaart, 1858)

AphiaID

181237 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:181237)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Melibe Rang, 1829

Original name

Meliboea viridis Kelaart, 1858

Synonymised names

Melibe fimbriata Alder & Hancock, 1864 · unaccepted (synonym)

Melibe rangi Bergh, 1875 · unaccepted

Melibe vexillifera Bergh, 1880 · unaccepted

Meliboea viridis Kelaart, 1858 · unaccepted

Propemelibe mirifica J. K. Allan, 1932 · unaccepted

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Meliboea viridis Kelaart, 1858) Kelaart E.F. (1858). Description of new and little known species of Ceylon nudibranchiate molluscs, and zoophytes. Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 3 (9): 84-139. [May 1858]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43940429
page(s): 112-113 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melibe viridis (Kelaart, 1858). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181237 on 2025-03-06

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-09-09 10:04:57Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2013-08-07 14:58:23Z

changed

Caballer, Manuel

2021-04-07 15:18:02Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Nomenclature

original description (of Melibe fimbriata Alder & Hancock, 1864) Alder, J.; Hancock, A. (1864). Notice of a collection of nudibranchiate Mollusca made in India by Walter Elliot Esq. with descriptions of several new genera and species. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. 5: 113-147., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28909400
page(s): 138-139, Plate 33, Figures 6-7 [details]

original description (of Melibe vexillifera Bergh, 1880) Bergh, L. S. R. (1880). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der japanischen Nudibranchien. I. Verhandlungen der Kaiserliche-Königliche Zoologisch-Botanisch Gesellschaft in Wien. 30: 155-200, pls 1-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16396434 [details]

original description (of Melibe rangi Bergh, 1875) Bergh, L. S. R. (1875). Malacologische Untersuchungen. In: C. Semper (ed.) Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen, Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Theil 1, Heft 9: 345-376, pls 45-49. [20 Sept. 1875]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14451567 [details]

original description (of Meliboea viridis Kelaart, 1858) Kelaart E.F. (1858). Description of new and little known species of Ceylon nudibranchiate molluscs, and zoophytes. Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 3 (9): 84-139. [May 1858]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43940429
page(s): 112-113 [details]

Identification resource

identification resource Nakano, R.; Tokuda, G.; Yorifuji, M. (2024). Redescription of Melibe japonica (Nudibranchia: Dendronotoidea: Tethydidae) and its phylogenetic relationship in the genus. Molluscan Research. 44(3): 267-277., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/13235818.2024.2367267 [details] Available for editors

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Other

additional source Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A., A. Marchini, G. Cantone, A. Castelli, C. Chimenz, M. Cormaci, C. Froglia, G. Furnari, M.C. Gambi, G. Giaccone, A. Giangrande, C. Gravil, F. Mastrototaro, C. Mazziotti, L. Orsi-Relini & S. Piraino. (2010). Alien species along the Italian coasts: an overview. Biological Invasions. 13(1): 215-237., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-010-9803-y [details] Available for editors

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additional source Zenetos, A.; Gofas, S.; Verlaque, M.; Cinar, M.; Garcia Raso, J.; Bianchi, C.; Morri, C.; Azzurro, E.; Bilecenoglu, M.; Froglia, C.; Siokou, I.; Violanti, D.; Sfriso, A.; San Martin, G.; Giangrande, A.; Katagan, T.; Ballesteros, E.; Ramos-Espla, A.; Mastrototaro, F.; Ocana, O.; Zingone, A.; Gambi, M.; Streftaris, N. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. Mediterranean Marine Science. 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]

Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From regional or thematic species database

Introduced species abundance in Maltese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Rare [details]

Introduced species impact in Maltese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species population trend in Maltese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Increasing [details]

Introduced species remark In Greece (Nation) : First record of occurrence in the Mediterranean [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal Greek part of the Adriatic Sea (Marine Region) Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins
[details]

Introduced species vector dispersal Greek part of the Adriatic Sea (Marine Region) Canals
[details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Maltese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Natural dispersal
either those in Tunisia or those on the eastern coast of Sicily, or from as yet unreported populations closer to the Maltese Islands. [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Greece (Nation) : Shipping [details]

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