Bornellidae is a family of nudibranch sea slug - marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Dendronotoidea.
| Bornellidae | |
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| Bornella stellifer | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Dendronotoidea |
| Family: | Bornellidae Bergh, 1874 |
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This family is within the clade Cladobranchia (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
Description
editNudibranch species within the Bornellidae family have elongated bodies, with pairs of cerata-like dorsal and lateral appendages, with finger-like branches, running along the length of the body. Each of these appendages has an attached cluster of gills. Their rounded head has a tentacle on either side of the mouth, with tiny finger-like papillae. The rhinophores on the head resemble the dorsal appendages.
Nudibranchs within this family are believed to feed exclusively on hydroids.
Genera
edit- Bornella Gray, 1850 (with at least ten species)
- Pseudobornella Baba, 1932 (monotypic : P. orientalis)
References
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- ^ Pola, Marta & Rudman, William & Gosliner, Terrence. (2009). Systematics And Preliminary Phylogeny Of Bornellidae (Mollusca: Nudibranchia: Dendronotina) Based On Morphological Characters With Description Of Four New Species. Zootaxa. 1-57. 10.5281/zenodo.185130.
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