Risbecia is a genus of colorful sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chromodorididae.
In 2012, the genus Risbecia became a synonym of Hypselodoris <small>Stimpson, 1855</small>
Species
The following species in the genus Risbecia have not been reallocated yet (June 2012):
Species brought into synonymy:
- Risbecia apolegma <small>Yonow, 2001</small>: synonym of Hypselodoris apolegma <small>(Yonow, 2001)</small>
- Risbecia bullockii <small>(Collingwood, 1881)</small>: synonym of Hypselodoris bullockii <small>(Collingwood, 1881)</small>
- Risbecia francoisi <small>Odhner, 1934</small>: synonym of Risbecia tryoni <small>(Garrett, 1873)</small>
- Risbecia ghardaqana <Small> (Gohar & Aboul-Ela, 1957)</small>: synonym of Hypselodoris ghardaqana <small>(Gohar & Aboul-Ela, 1957)</small>
- Risbecia godeffroyana <Small> (Bergh, 1877)</small>: synonym of Hypselodoris godeffroyana <small>(Bergh, 1877)</small>
- Risbecia imperialis <Small> (Pease, 1860)</small>: synonym of Hypselodoris imperialis <small>(Pease, 1860)</small>
- Risbecia odhneri <small>Risbec, 1953</small>: synonym of Risbecia tryoni <small>(Garrett, 1873)</small>
- Risbecia pulchella <Small> (Ruppell & Leuckart, 1828)</small>: synonym of Hypselodoris pulchella <small>(Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828)</small>
- Risbecia reticulata <small>(Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)</small>: synonym of Chromodoris reticulata <small>(Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)</small>
- Risbecia tryoni <Small> (Garrett, 1873)</small>: synonym of Hypselodoris tryoni <small>(Garrett, 1873)</small>
References
- Franc A. (1968) Sous-classe des Opisthobranches. In: P. Grasse (Ed). Traite de Zoologie 5 (3): 608âÂÂ893. page(s): 866
- Rudman W.B. (1984) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: a review of the genera. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 81 (2/3): 115âÂÂ273. page(s): 195