Rhodope salviniplaweni
| Rhodope salviniplaweni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Rhodopidae |
| Genus: | Rhodope |
| Species: | R. salviniplaweni |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhodope salviniplaweni Fernández-Simón & Moles, 2025 | |
Rhodope salviniplaweni is a species of small meiofaunal sea slug, a shell-less vermiform gastropod mollusk in the family Rhodopidae.[1]
Feeding habits
Rhodopids are the only known predators of placozoans, which make up the primary component of their diet.[2]
References
- ^ "MolluscaBase - Rhodope salviniplaweni Fernández-Simón & Moles, 2025". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ Eitel, Michael; Osigus, Hans‐Jürgen; Brenzinger, Bastian; Wörheide, Gert (2024). "Beauty in the beast – Placozoan biodiversity explored through molluscan predator genomics". Ecology and Evolution. 14 (4). doi:10.1002/ece3.11220. ISSN 2045-7758. PMC 11007570.