Epimenia

Epimenia is a genus of cavibelonian solenogasters, a kind of shell-less, worm-like mollusks.

During the development of species in this genus, the sclerites start out as solid tips, then a hollow stalk develops that is subsequently infilled.

Species

• Epimenia allohaemata Salvini-Plawen, 1997
• Epimenia arabica <small>Salvini-Plawen & Benayahu, 1991</small>
• Epimenia australis <small>(Thiele, 1897)</small>
• Epimenia babai <small>Salvini-Plawen, 1997</small>
• Epimenia indica <small>Salvini-Plawen, 1978</small>
• Epimenia ohshimai <small>Baba, 1940</small>

• Epimenia verrucosa <small>(Nierstrasz, 1902)</small>: synonym of Epimenia babai <small>Salvini-Plawen, 1997</small>
• Epimenia vixinsignis <small>Salvini-Plawen, 1978</small>: synonym of Epiherpia vixinsignis <small>(Salvini-Plawen, 1978)</small>

References

• Nierstrasz, H. 1908. The Solenogastres of Discovery-Expedition. Nation. Antarctic Exped. 1901–1904, Natur. Hist., 4:38–46

External links

• Salvini-plawen, L. V. (1997). Systematic revision of the Epimeniidae (Mollusca: Solenogastres). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 63(2): 131–155