Definition of Order Nudibranchia

1. Noun. Comprising numerous marine gastropod mollusks lacking a shell in the adult state and usually having a body like a slug.

Exact synonyms: Nudibranchia
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Opisthobranchia, Subclass Opisthobranchia
Member holonyms: Nudibranch, Sea Slug, Aplysiidae, Family Aplysiidae, Family Tethyidae, Tethyidae, Genus Hermissenda, Hermissenda

Lexicographical Neighbors of Order Nudibranchia

order Myaceae
order Mycelia Sterilia
order Mycoplasmatales
order Mycrosporidia
order Myricales
order Myrtales
order Mysidacea
order Myxobacterales
order Myxobacteria
order Myxobacteriales
order Myxosporidia
order Naiadales
order Neuroptera
order Nidulariales
order Notostraca
order Nudibranchia (current term)
order Octopoda
order Odonata
order Oleales
order Ophioglossales
order Opiliones
order Opuntiales
order Orchidales
order Ornithischia
order Orthoptera
order Ostariophysi
order Ostracodermi
order Palmales
order Pandanales
order Papaverales

Literary usage of Order Nudibranchia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1844)
"... have by the very complete and philosophical manner in which their investigations were conducted, thrown the greatest light upon the order Nudibranchia. ..."

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