MolluscaBase taxon details
Berthellina citrina (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828)
140815 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140815)
accepted
Species
Berthella citrina (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828) · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Pleurobranchus citrinus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pleurobranchus citrinus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828) Rüppell, E. & Leuckart, F. S. (1828-1830). Mollusca. In: Atlas zu der Reise im nordlichen Afrika von Eduard Rüppell. Neue wirbellose Thiere des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt, H. L. Brönner. pp. 15-22, pls 4-6 [1828]; pp. 23-47, pls 7-12 [1830]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140891
page(s): 18-20, Plate 5, Figures 1 a-c [details]
page(s): 18-20, Plate 5, Figures 1 a-c [details]
Description Soft oval body, up to 7cm long, which has a trapezoidal flap at the front and is translucent orange or yellow. Habitat:...
Description Soft oval body, up to 7cm long, which has a trapezoidal flap at the front and is translucent orange or yellow. Habitat: often found in pairs under rocks, boulders and dead coral heads in the eulittoral and sublittoral. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. N.B. skin secretions are acidic, and successfully deter predators. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Berthellina citrina (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140815 on 2025-09-12
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(of Pleurobranchus citrinus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828) Rüppell, E. & Leuckart, F. S. (1828-1830). Mollusca. In: Atlas zu der Reise im nordlichen Afrika von Eduard Rüppell. Neue wirbellose Thiere des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt, H. L. Brönner. pp. 15-22, pls 4-6 [1828]; pp. 23-47, pls 7-12 [1830]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140891
page(s): 18-20, Plate 5, Figures 1 a-c [details]
basis of record Moustafa A.Y., Golestani H. & Valdés Á. (2016). A review of the genus <i>Berthellina</i> (Mollusca: Heterobranchia: Pleurobranchidae) in the Red Sea based on molecular and anatomical data. <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> DOI 10.1007/s12526-016-0558-2. [details]
additional source Marbach, A. & Tsurnamal, M. (1973). On the biology of <i>Berthellina citrina</i> (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) and its defensive acid secretion. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 21(4): 331-339., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00381090 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. 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. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]
additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
additional source Gosliner, T. (1987). Nudibranchs of Southern Africa: A Guide to Opisthobranch Molluscs of Southern Africa. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California.
page(s): 60. [details]
page(s): 18-20, Plate 5, Figures 1 a-c [details]
basis of record Moustafa A.Y., Golestani H. & Valdés Á. (2016). A review of the genus <i>Berthellina</i> (Mollusca: Heterobranchia: Pleurobranchidae) in the Red Sea based on molecular and anatomical data. <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> DOI 10.1007/s12526-016-0558-2. [details]
additional source Marbach, A. & Tsurnamal, M. (1973). On the biology of <i>Berthellina citrina</i> (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) and its defensive acid secretion. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 21(4): 331-339., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00381090 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. 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. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]
additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
additional source Gosliner, T. (1987). Nudibranchs of Southern Africa: A Guide to Opisthobranch Molluscs of Southern Africa. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California.
page(s): 60. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Soft oval body, up to 7cm long, which has a trapezoidal flap at the front and is translucent orange or yellow. Habitat: often found in pairs under rocks, boulders and dead coral heads in the eulittoral and sublittoral. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. N.B. skin secretions are acidic, and successfully deter predators. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | lemon pleurobranch | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Berthellina citrina)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Pleurobranchus citrinus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Berthellina citrina)
To PESI
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Berthellina citrina)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Pleurobranchus citrinus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Berthellina citrina)
To PESI
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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