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. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718025343/http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/AnimalDetails.aspx?id=781439

Species

Species within the genus Melibe include 17 valid species:

Species inquirenda:

• Melibe capucina Bergh, 1875

• Melibe lonchocera (E. von Martens, 1879)

• Melibe ocellata Bergh, 1888

References

Further reading

• Gosliner, T.M. 1987. Nudibranchs of Southern Africa

External links

• iNaturalist