Pseudovermis

Pseudovermis
Habitus of Pseudovermis paradoxus (j), its lateral teeth (k), and egg mass (l)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Aeolidacea
Family: Pseudovermidae
Genus: Pseudovermis
Perejaslavtseva, 1891

Pseudovermis is genus of minute sea slugs, specifically aolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Pseudovermidae. These extremely small sea slugs are meiofauna; they live among sand grains. Pseudovermis means fake worm, because these slugs resemble minute worms.

Species

Species within the genus Pseudovermis include :

Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. ↑ Perejaslavtseva S. (1891). [Additions to the fauna of the Black Sea](in Russian). Trudy Obschschestva Estestvoispytatelei pri Imperatorskom Kharkovskom Universitete, 25: 235-274
  2. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Pseudovermis Perejaslavtzeva, 1891. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2026-05-31