WoRMS name details
Melibe fimbriata Alder & Hancock, 1864
141642 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141642)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
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. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 5: 113-147., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28909400
page(s): 138-139, Plate 33, Figures 6-7 [details]
page(s): 138-139, Plate 33, Figures 6-7 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melibe fimbriata Alder & Hancock, 1864. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141642 on 2025-03-28
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Nomenclature
original description
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. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 5: 113-147., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28909400
page(s): 138-139, Plate 33, Figures 6-7 [details]
basis of record 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]
page(s): 138-139, Plate 33, Figures 6-7 [details]
basis of record 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]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Gosliner, T. M.; Smith, V. G. (2003). Systematic review and phylogenetic analysis of the nudibranch genus <i>Melibe</i> (Opisthobranchia: Dendronotacea) with descriptions of three new species. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 4(54): 302-356., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/scipubs/pdfs/v54/proccas_v54_n18.pdf [details]
Other
additional source
Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Gosliner T.M. (1987). Review of the nudibranch genus <i>Melibe</i> (Opisthobranchia: Dendronotacea) with descriptions of two new species. <em>The Veliger.</em> 29(4): 400-414. [1 April 1987]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43061646 [details]
additional source Espinoza E., DuPont A. & Valdés Á. (2013) A tropical Atlantic species of <i>Melibe</i> Rang, 1829 (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Tethyiidae). <i>ZooKeys</i> 316: 55-66., available online at http://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/article/5452/abstract/a-tropical-atlantic-species-of-melibe-rang-1829-mollusca-nudibranchia-tethyiidae-
page(s): 56 [details]
[request]additional source Gosliner T.M. (1987). Review of the nudibranch genus <i>Melibe</i> (Opisthobranchia: Dendronotacea) with descriptions of two new species. <em>The Veliger.</em> 29(4): 400-414. [1 April 1987]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43061646 [details]
additional source Espinoza E., DuPont A. & Valdés Á. (2013) A tropical Atlantic species of <i>Melibe</i> Rang, 1829 (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Tethyiidae). <i>ZooKeys</i> 316: 55-66., available online at http://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/article/5452/abstract/a-tropical-atlantic-species-of-melibe-rang-1829-mollusca-nudibranchia-tethyiidae-
page(s): 56 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
