Catriona (gastropod)


Catriona is a genus of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trinchesiidae. All species were transferred to Tenellia as a result of a DNA phylogeny study in 2016. It was reinstated in 2017 on the basis of DNA and morphological criteria.
Species within the genus Catriona include:Catriona aurantia - type species of CatrionaCatriona casha Gosliner & Griffiths, 1981Catriona columbiana Catriona gymnota Catriona lonca Er. Marcus, 1965Catriona maua Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1960Catriona nigricolora Catriona oba Ev. Marcus, 1970Catriona pinnifera Catriona rickettsi Behrens, 1984Catriona signifera Baba, 1961Catriona susa Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1960Catriona tema Edmunds, 1968Catriona urquisa Er. Marcus, 1965Catriona venusta
Species names currently considered to be synonyms:Catriona anulata : synonym of Trinchesia anulata Catriona catachroma Burn, 1963 synonym of Trinchesia catachroma Catriona ornata : synonym of Trinchesia ornata Catriona perca Marcus Er., 1958 synonym of Cuthona perca Catriona puellula : synonym of Cuthona puellula Catriona pupillae Baba, 1961 synonym of Trinchesia pupillae Catriona viridiana Burn, 1962 synonym of ''Trinchesia viridiana''