Melanochlamys
Melanochlamys is a genus of headshield slugs in the family Aglajidae. Despite the appearance of its species, this genus must not be confused with nudibranchs.
This genus was first described by Cheeseman in 1881 but later malacologists considered it a junior synonym of Aglaja Renier, 1807, until the genus was reinstated by Rudman in 1972.
It differs from the other genera in Aglajidae by its external cylindrical body form with small parapodia, the shape of its small, curved and strongly calcified shell, its alimentary canal with a rigid, non-eversible buccal bulb, and the reproductive system with a short duct to the exogenous sperm sac and a characteristic penis.
Species
According to the World Register of [Marine Species], this genus contains the following accepted names:Melanochlamys algirae Melanochlamys aquilina S.-Q. Zhang, M.-J. Liao, Y.-G. Wang, M. Kong & B. Li, 2020Melanochlamys barryi Gosliner, 1990 Melanochlamys chabanae Breslau, Valdés & Chichvarkhin, 2016Melanochlamys cylindrica Cheeseman, 1881Melanochlamys diomedea Melanochlamys droupadi Melanochlamys ezoensis Melanochlamys fukudai Cooke, Hanson, Hirano, Ornelas-Gatdula, Gosliner, Chernyshev & Valdés, 2014Melanochlamys handrecki Burn, 2010Melanochlamys kohi Cooke, Hanson, Hirano, Ornelas-Gatdula, Gosliner, Chernyshev & Valdés, 2014Melanochlamys lorrainae Melanochlamys maderensis Melanochlamys miqueli Melanochlamys papillata Gosliner, 1990Melanochlamys queritor Melanochlamys wildpretii Ortea, Bacallado & Moro, 2003;Species brought into synonymy :Melanochlamys depicta : synonym of Philinopsis depicta Melanochlamys dubia : synonym of Philinopsis dubia Melanochlamys nana : synonym of Melanochlamys diomedea Melanochlamys seurati : synonym of Melanochlamys algirae Melanochlamys virgo : synonym of ''Philinopsis virgo''