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Tambja

Tambja is a genus of colorful sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks in the family Polyceridae.

Biology

These nudibranchs feed on bryozoans. They have a radula which bears a rachidian tooth whose upper margin is either smooth or notched; the lateral tooth has two crowns, and the other teeth are so flat as to resemble plates.

Species

Species in the genus Tambja include:

Species brought into synonymy:

  • Tambja divae <small>Er. Marcus, 1958</small>: synonym of Martadoris divae
  • Tambja fusca <small>Farmer,1978</small>: synonym of Tambja abdere <small>Farmer, 1978</small>
  • Tambja kushimotoensis <small>Baba, 1987</small>: synonym of Tambja morosa <small>Bergh, 1877</small>
  • Tambja limaciformis <small>Eliot, 1908</small>: synonym of Martadoris limaciformis
  • Tambja mediterranea <small>M. Domínguez, Pola & Ramón, 2015</small>: synonym of Martadoris mediterranea
  • Tambja oliva <small>K. B. Meyer, 1977</small>: synonym of Martadoris oliva
  • Tambja tentaculata <small>Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2005</small>: synonym of Roboastra tentaculata

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