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Oxynoe olivacea

Oxynoe olivacea (Rafinesque, 1819)

Oxynoe olivacea by Enric Madrenas

WoRMS Taxonomic Information

Current accepted name: Oxynoe olivacea Rafinesque, 1814

Current classification

SuperdomainBiota
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassHeterobranchia
InfraclassEuthyneura
SubterclassTectipleura
SuperorderSacoglossa
SuperfamilyOxynooidea
FamilyOxynoidae
GenusOxynoe
SpeciesOxynoe olivacea Rafinesque, 1814

Classification provided by the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). [140672]

Synonyms

  • Bulla gargottae Calcara, 1840 
  • Icarus gravesi Forbes, 1844 
  • Lophocercus sieboldi Krohn, 1847 
  • Lophocercus sieboldii Krohn, 1847
  • Oxynoe brachycephala Mörch, 1863

Description

Biology

Etymology

  • Olivacea. From Latin “olivaceus”, olive green colored.

Distribution

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Abundance

Northeastern Atlantic
2
Western Mediterranean
37
Eastern Mediterranean
13
No records Occasional Infrequent Frequent Very frequent

Relative abundance of Oxynoe olivacea among the different marine basins, based on our own records

This chart displays the monthly observation probability for Oxynoe olivacea based on our own records.

This chart displays the number of annual observations of Oxynoe olivacea over the last 50 years, based on our own records. The trend should be interpreted with caution, as it may be biased by the growing popularity of this animal group.

More pictures

Oxynoe olivacea
Existència de Oxynoe olivacea en Caulerpa. Rastres de la ràdula
Oxynoe olivacea
Oxynoe olivacea by Baki Yokes, sleeping behavior
Oxynoe olivacea by Baki Yokes, sleeping behavior
Oxynoe olivacea @ Delta de l’Ebre by Neus Sanmartí


Bibliography

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    Bibliography based on the works by Steve Long, 2006. Bibliography of Opisthobranchia 1554-2000 and Gary McDonald, 2009. Bibliographia Nudibranchia, with later updates from other resources.

Further reading

Cite this article as:

Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2025) "Oxynoe olivacea" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 14/05/2012. Accessed: 12/11/2026. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=278)