{"id":7259,"date":"2013-03-26T06:17:12","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T05:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/melibe-viridismelibe-viridismelibe-viridis"},"modified":"2020-04-12T21:41:37","modified_gmt":"2020-04-12T19:41:37","slug":"melibe-viridis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/en\/guia\/nudibranchia\/cladobranchia\/dendronotoidea\/melibe-viridis\/","title":{"rendered":"Melibe viridis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h3><em>Melibe viridis<\/em> Kelaart, 1858<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:10pt;\" class=\"aligncenter\"><div id=\"featured-img-id\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Melibe-viridis-%40-Punta-Japlenicka-island-Ugljan-Croatia-length-45cm-depth-6m-by-%C4%90ani-Iglic-IMG_1222.jpg?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Melibe viridis @ Punta Japlenicka-island Ugljan, Croatia, length 45cm, depth 6m by \u0110ani Iglic\" \/><\/div><center><em>Melibe viridis @ Punta Japlenicka-island Ugljan, Croatia, length 45cm, depth 6m<\/em> by \u0110ani Iglic<\/center><\/span><p><\/p><div class=\"opk-worms\"><h3>WoRMS Taxonomic Information<\/h3><div class=\"opk-success\">Current accepted name: <strong><em>Melibe viridis<\/em> (Kelaart, 1858)<\/strong><\/div><h4>Current classification<\/h4><table class=\"widefat striped\"><tr><th>Superdomain<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1\">Biota<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Kingdom<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=2\">Animalia<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Phylum<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=51\">Mollusca<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Class<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101\">Gastropoda<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Subclass<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=14712\">Heterobranchia<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Infraclass<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1057247\">Euthyneura<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Subterclass<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1057249\">Ringipleura<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Superorder<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411966\">Nudipleura<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Order<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1762\">Nudibranchia<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Suborder<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=827889\">Cladobranchia<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Superfamily<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=182\">Dendronotoidea<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Family<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23125\">Tethydidae<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Genus<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138547\"><em>Melibe<\/em><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Species<\/th><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181237\"><em>Melibe viridis<\/em> (Kelaart, 1858)<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><p class=\"footer\">Classification provided by the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). [<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181237\">181237<\/a>]<\/p><\/div><strong>Synonyms<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span id=\"aphia_ct_tu_736942\"><i>Melibaea viridis<\/i> Kelaart, 1858<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"aphia_ct_tu_141642\"><i>Melibe fimbriata<\/i> Alder &amp; Hancock, 1864<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"aphia_ct_tu_593363\"><i>Melibe japonica<\/i> Eliot, 1913<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"aphia_ct_tu_593364\"><i>Melibe mirifica<\/i> (Allan, 1932)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"aphia_ct_tu_593366\"><i>Melibe rangi<\/i> Bergh, 1875<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"aphia_ct_tu_221066\"><i>Melibe vexillifera<\/i> Bergh, 1880<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"aphia_ct_tu_749241\"><i>Meliboea viridis<\/i> Kelaart, 1858<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"aphia_ct_tu_708805\"><i>Propemelibe mirifica<\/i> Allan, 1932<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Description<br \/>\n<\/strong>This nudibranch is quite big, it&#8217;s average size is about 30-40cm, with a maximum reported size of 55 cm (at Karantun, Ugljan, Croatia; Prki\u0107, October 2016, pers. comm.). It has the translucent body, of a brown-yellowish or greenish hue, and some internal organs can be seen by transparency. The body is elongated, limaciform, somewhat compressed anterolaterally with a dorsal lump over the cardiac area, and narrows toward the back of the foot. It has a characteristic and highly developed oral hood\u00a0located around the mouth, bordered by a series of tentacles that allow the animal to retain its preys. The rhinophores are very small, have 5 to 7 lamellae, and emerge from rhinophoric sheaths that \u00a0grow on the oral hood, within which they can retract. The cerata are large (usually 4 to 9 on each side of the body), brown colored and arranged along the edge of the mantle. Each cera\u00a0has a cylindrical or oval section and a flattened end. The whole body surface is covered with rounded tubercles. The anus is located on the right side of the body, right before the second cera, while the gonopore is located right before the first cera, also on the right side. It has no radula.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Biology<br \/>\n<\/strong>Like the other species of the genus it feeds on small crustaceans and other organisms that are captured with the large oral hood,\u00a0throwing it as a cast net or throw net while it moves along the bottom, and that shrinks quickly when it detects a prey\u00a0inside. Some species of the genus, but not <em>Melibe viridis<\/em>, have symbiotic zooxanthellae algae in their tissues, that\u00a0contribute to animal metabolism with nutrients obtained via\u00a0photosynthesis. The spawn consists of a delicate gelatinous ribbon\u00a0attached to the bottom, containing chains of egg capsules laid in spiral. Each capsule contains up to 3 embryos. The veliger larvae are dispersed in the plankton after 8 days at 21\u00baC. In the marine environment it has the appearance of a mass of algal debris, making it difficult to spot thanks to its great\u00a0mimetism\u00a0with the environment. The cerata are autotomized by the animal when threatened, they\u00a0regenerate quickly afterwards. If necessary it\u00a0can swim with\u00a0lateral undulating movements of the body.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Melibe<\/em>. From\u00a0Greek &#8220;Meliboia&#8221; an Oceanid (an ocean nymph) loved by Orontes, a river-god\u00a0of Syria (Western Asia), and loved by the first king of Arkadia, Pelasgos.<\/li>\n<li><em>Viridis<\/em>. From\u00a0Latin &#8220;viridis&#8221;, green.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Distribution<br \/>\n<\/strong>This species is\u00a0native to the Indo-Pacific, where there are records from South Africa, East Africa, Australia, the Philippines and Japan. It has also been cited in the Mediterranean, where it first appeared on the island of Cephalonia, Greece in 1970 (Mooseleitner, 1986) and later\u00a0records in the Gulf of Korinthiakos, Greece (Mooseleitner, 1986); in the Strait of Messina, Italy (Mojetta, 1998); in the region of Calabria, Italy (G. Villani, identification confirmed by J. Templado) and Croatia (Despalatovic et al., 2002; Prki\u0107, 2016, pers. comm.). Some specimens found on the island of Milos (Greece) seems to be\u00a0successfully established on a <em>Cymodocea nodosa<\/em> meadow, about 10-12 meters deep, in a geothermally active area, although most of the other reports\u00a0often are made on muddy bottoms about 2-3 meters deep.<br \/>\n<div id=\"flxmap-6aaa88bb3f36a\" class='flxmap-container' data-flxmap='flxmap_6aaa88bb3f36a' style=\"width:100%;height:400px;\"><\/div>\n<script data-noptimize=\"1\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n(function(w, fn) {\n if (w.addEventListener) w.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", fn, false);\n else if (w.attachEvent) w.attachEvent(\"onload\", fn);\n})(window, function() {\n var f = new FlexibleMap();\n f.panControl = true;\n f.mapTypeId = \"satellite\";\n f.setlocale(\"en-US\");\n f.kmlcache = \"5 minutes\";\n f.showKML(\"flxmap-6aaa88bb3f36a\", \"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/7259.kmz\");\n window.flxmap_6aaa88bb3f36a = f;\n});\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n<div style=\"width:100%;text-align:center;margin:12px 0 4px 0;\">\n  <div style=\"font-size:8pt;margin-bottom:6px;\">Known georeferenced records of the species: <em>Melibe viridis<\/em><\/div>\n  <table style=\"margin:0 auto;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:8pt;\">\n    <tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align:left;padding-bottom:4px;\"><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"vertical-align:top;padding-right:40px;\">\n        <table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;\">\n<tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/wht-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>OBIS<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/ylw-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>GROC 2010-2011<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/grn-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>Enric Madrenas<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/orange-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>Jo\u00e3o Pedro Silva<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/pink-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>Bernard Picton<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/blk-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>GBIF<\/td><\/tr>        <\/table>\n      <\/td>\n      <td style=\"vertical-align:top;\">\n        <table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;\">\n<tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/purple-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>OPK<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/red-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>VIMAR<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/blu-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>Manuel Ballesteros<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/cyan-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>M@re Nostrum<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/grey-circle-lv.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>Altres fonts<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding:1px 6px 1px 0;vertical-align:middle'><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/kms\/marreg.png?w=900&#038;ssl=1\" style='display:block'><\/td><td style='padding:1px 0;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap'>Marine Regions<\/td><\/tr>        <\/table>\n      <\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Error:<\/strong> Chart.js no est\u00e1 disponible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/406785823?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Melibe sp<\/em>. feeding. Video by Michael W. Ishack<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>More pictures<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"900\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/opistobranquis.info\\\/en\\\/guia\\\/nudibranchia\\\/cladobranchia\\\/dendronotoidea\\\/melibe-viridis\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:44192421}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 900px; height: 664px;\" data-original-width=\"900\" data-original-height=\"664\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 456px; height: 664px;\" data-original-width=\"456\" data-original-height=\"664\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/en\/guia\/nudibranchia\/cladobranchia\/dendronotoidea\/melibe-viridis\/olympus-digital-camera-19\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"452\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"355\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"7260\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P9160036-Melibe-fimbriata-e1380050330548.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"728,572\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Melibe viridis\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Melibe viridis (Malta)&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P9160036-Melibe-fimbriata-e1380050330548.jpg?fit=300%2C235&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P9160036-Melibe-fimbriata-e1380050330548.jpg?fit=900%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P9160036-Melibe-fimbriata-e1380050330548.jpg?w=452&#038;h=355&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P9160036-Melibe-fimbriata-e1380050330548.jpg?w=728&amp;ssl=1 728w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P9160036-Melibe-fimbriata-e1380050330548.jpg?resize=150%2C117&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P9160036-Melibe-fimbriata-e1380050330548.jpg?resize=300%2C235&amp;ssl=1 300w\" width=\"452\" height=\"355\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"452\" data-original-height=\"355\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Melibe viridis\" alt=\"Melibe viridis\" style=\"width: 452px; height: 355px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Melibe viridis <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/en\/guia\/nudibranchia\/cladobranchia\/dendronotoidea\/melibe-viridis\/debon-img_2012_10_12_1240-melibe-viridis-by-cataldo-licchelli\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"452\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"301\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"16487\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DeBon-IMG_2012_10_12_1240-Melibe-viridis-by-Cataldo-Licchelli.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,533\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Melibe viridis by Cataldo Licchelli\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Melibe viridis Observed at S. Maria al Bagno, Lecce, Puglia, Italia (12\/10\/2012) by Cataldo Licchelli&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DeBon-IMG_2012_10_12_1240-Melibe-viridis-by-Cataldo-Licchelli.jpg?fit=300%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DeBon-IMG_2012_10_12_1240-Melibe-viridis-by-Cataldo-Licchelli.jpg?fit=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DeBon-IMG_2012_10_12_1240-Melibe-viridis-by-Cataldo-Licchelli.jpg?w=452&#038;h=301&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DeBon-IMG_2012_10_12_1240-Melibe-viridis-by-Cataldo-Licchelli.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DeBon-IMG_2012_10_12_1240-Melibe-viridis-by-Cataldo-Licchelli.jpg?resize=150%2C99&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DeBon-IMG_2012_10_12_1240-Melibe-viridis-by-Cataldo-Licchelli.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w\" width=\"452\" height=\"301\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"452\" data-original-height=\"301\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Melibe viridis by Cataldo Licchelli\" alt=\"Melibe viridis by Cataldo Licchelli\" style=\"width: 452px; height: 301px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Melibe viridis Observed at S. Maria al Bagno, Lecce, Puglia, Italia (12\/10\/2012) by Cataldo Licchelli <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 444px; height: 664px;\" data-original-width=\"444\" data-original-height=\"664\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/en\/guia\/nudibranchia\/cladobranchia\/dendronotoidea\/melibe-viridis\/mar-pic-2014_iv_19-melibe-viridis-by-cataldo-licchelli\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"440\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"660\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"16494\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Mar.Pic_.-2014_IV_19-Melibe-viridis-by-Cataldo-Licchelli.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"533,800\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Melibe viridis by Cataldo Licchelli\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Melibe viridis Observed at Mar Piccolo, Taranto, Puglia, Italia (19\/04\/2014) by Cataldo Licchelli&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Mar.Pic_.-2014_IV_19-Melibe-viridis-by-Cataldo-Licchelli.jpg?fit=199%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Mar.Pic_.-2014_IV_19-Melibe-viridis-by-Cataldo-Licchelli.jpg?fit=533%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Mar.Pic_.-2014_IV_19-Melibe-viridis-by-Cataldo-Licchelli.jpg?w=440&#038;h=660&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Mar.Pic_.-2014_IV_19-Melibe-viridis-by-Cataldo-Licchelli.jpg?w=533&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Mar.Pic_.-2014_IV_19-Melibe-viridis-by-Cataldo-Licchelli.jpg?resize=99%2C150&amp;ssl=1 99w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Mar.Pic_.-2014_IV_19-Melibe-viridis-by-Cataldo-Licchelli.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w\" width=\"440\" height=\"660\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"440\" data-original-height=\"660\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Melibe viridis by Cataldo Licchelli\" alt=\"Melibe viridis by Cataldo Licchelli\" style=\"width: 440px; height: 660px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Melibe viridis Observed at Mar Piccolo, Taranto, Puglia, Italia (19\/04\/2014) by Cataldo Licchelli <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 900px; height: 410px;\" data-original-width=\"900\" data-original-height=\"410\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 613px; height: 410px;\" data-original-width=\"613\" data-original-height=\"410\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/en\/guia\/nudibranchia\/cladobranchia\/dendronotoidea\/melibe-viridis\/melibe-fimbriata-mar-piccolo-taranto-by-guido-villani-med_6359-web\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"609\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"406\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"19624\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Melibe-fimbriata-@-Mar-Piccolo-Taranto-by-Guido-Villani-MED_6359.-\u00aeweb.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"630,420\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Melibe viridis @ Mar Piccolo, Taranto by Guido Villani\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Melibe viridis @ Mar Piccolo, Taranto by Guido Villani&lt;\/p&gt; 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height: 339px;\" data-original-width=\"900\" data-original-height=\"339\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 450px; height: 339px;\" data-original-width=\"450\" data-original-height=\"339\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/en\/guia\/nudibranchia\/cladobranchia\/dendronotoidea\/melibe-viridis\/melibe-viridis-punta-japlenicka-island-ugljan-croatia-length-45cm-depth-6m-by-dani-iglic-img_1285\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"446\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"335\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"24108\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Melibe-viridis-@-Punta-Japlenicka-island-Ugljan-Croatia-length-45cm-depth-6m-by-\u0110ani-Iglic-IMG_1285.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Melibe viridis @ Punta Japlenicka-island Ugljan, Croatia, length 45cm, depth 6m by \u0110ani Iglic\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Melibe viridis @ Punta Japlenicka-island Ugljan, Croatia, length 45cm, depth 6m by \u0110ani Iglic&lt;\/p&gt; 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height: 335px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Melibe viridis @ Punta Japlenicka-island Ugljan, Croatia, length 45cm, depth 6m by \u0110ani Iglic <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 450px; height: 339px;\" data-original-width=\"450\" data-original-height=\"339\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/en\/guia\/nudibranchia\/cladobranchia\/dendronotoidea\/melibe-viridis\/melibe-viridis-punta-japlenicka-island-ugljan-croatia-length-45cm-depth-6m-by-dani-iglic-img_1301\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"446\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"335\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"24109\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Melibe-viridis-@-Punta-Japlenicka-island-Ugljan-Croatia-length-45cm-depth-6m-by-\u0110ani-Iglic-IMG_1301.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Melibe viridis @ Punta Japlenicka-island Ugljan, Croatia, length 45cm, depth 6m by \u0110ani Iglic\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Melibe viridis @ Punta Japlenicka-island Ugljan, Croatia, length 45cm, depth 6m by \u0110ani Iglic&lt;\/p&gt; 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height: 166px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Melibe viridis @ Punta Japlenicka-island Ugljan, Croatia, length 45cm, depth 6m by \u0110ani Iglic <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 225px; height: 170px;\" data-original-width=\"225\" data-original-height=\"170\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/en\/guia\/nudibranchia\/cladobranchia\/dendronotoidea\/melibe-viridis\/melibe-viridis-punta-japlenicka-island-ugljan-croatia-length-45cm-depth-6m-by-dani-iglic-img_1311\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"221\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"166\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"24111\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Melibe-viridis-@-Punta-Japlenicka-island-Ugljan-Croatia-length-45cm-depth-6m-by-\u0110ani-Iglic-IMG_1311.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Melibe viridis spawn @ Punta Japlenicka-island Ugljan, Croatia, length 45cm, depth 6m by \u0110ani Iglic\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Melibe viridis spawn @ Punta Japlenicka-island Ugljan, Croatia, length 45cm, depth 6m by \u0110ani Iglic&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Melibe-viridis-%40-Punta-Japlenicka-island-Ugljan-Croatia-length-45cm-depth-6m-by-%C4%90ani-Iglic-IMG_1311.jpg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Melibe-viridis-%40-Punta-Japlenicka-island-Ugljan-Croatia-length-45cm-depth-6m-by-%C4%90ani-Iglic-IMG_1311.jpg?fit=900%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Melibe-viridis-%40-Punta-Japlenicka-island-Ugljan-Croatia-length-45cm-depth-6m-by-%C4%90ani-Iglic-IMG_1311.jpg?w=221&#038;h=166&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"221\" height=\"166\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"221\" data-original-height=\"166\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Melibe viridis spawn @ Punta Japlenicka-island Ugljan, Croatia, length 45cm, depth 6m by \u0110ani Iglic\" alt=\"Melibe viridis spawn @ Punta Japlenicka-island Ugljan, Croatia, length 45cm, depth 6m by \u0110ani Iglic\" style=\"width: 221px; height: 166px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Melibe viridis spawn @ Punta Japlenicka-island Ugljan, Croatia, length 45cm, depth 6m by \u0110ani Iglic <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 225px; height: 170px;\" data-original-width=\"225\" data-original-height=\"170\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/en\/guia\/nudibranchia\/cladobranchia\/dendronotoidea\/melibe-viridis\/melibe-viridis-punta-japlenicka-island-ugljan-croatia-length-45cm-depth-6m-by-dani-iglic-img_1313\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"221\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"166\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"24112\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Melibe-viridis-@-Punta-Japlenicka-island-Ugljan-Croatia-length-45cm-depth-6m-by-\u0110ani-Iglic-IMG_1313.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Melibe viridis spawn @ Punta Japlenicka-island Ugljan, Croatia, length 45cm, depth 6m by \u0110ani Iglic\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Melibe viridis spawn @ Punta Japlenicka-island Ugljan, Croatia, length 45cm, depth 6m by \u0110ani Iglic&lt;\/p&gt; 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height: 166px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Melibe viridis spawn @ Punta Japlenicka-island Ugljan, Croatia, length 45cm, depth 6m by \u0110ani Iglic <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 225px; height: 170px;\" data-original-width=\"225\" data-original-height=\"170\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/en\/guia\/nudibranchia\/cladobranchia\/dendronotoidea\/melibe-viridis\/melibe-viridis-punta-japlenicka-island-ugljan-croatia-length-45cm-depth-6m-by-dani-iglic-img_1321\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"221\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"166\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"24113\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Melibe-viridis-@-Punta-Japlenicka-island-Ugljan-Croatia-length-45cm-depth-6m-by-\u0110ani-Iglic-IMG_1321.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Melibe viridis @ Punta Japlenicka-island Ugljan, Croatia, length 45cm, depth 6m by \u0110ani Iglic\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Melibe viridis @ Punta Japlenicka-island Ugljan, Croatia, length 45cm, depth 6m by \u0110ani Iglic&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Melibe-viridis-%40-Punta-Japlenicka-island-Ugljan-Croatia-length-45cm-depth-6m-by-%C4%90ani-Iglic-IMG_1321.jpg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Melibe-viridis-%40-Punta-Japlenicka-island-Ugljan-Croatia-length-45cm-depth-6m-by-%C4%90ani-Iglic-IMG_1321.jpg?fit=900%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Melibe-viridis-%40-Punta-Japlenicka-island-Ugljan-Croatia-length-45cm-depth-6m-by-%C4%90ani-Iglic-IMG_1321.jpg?w=221&#038;h=166&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"221\" height=\"166\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"221\" data-original-height=\"166\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Melibe viridis @ Punta Japlenicka-island Ugljan, Croatia, length 45cm, depth 6m by \u0110ani Iglic\" alt=\"Melibe viridis @ Punta Japlenicka-island Ugljan, Croatia, length 45cm, depth 6m by \u0110ani Iglic\" style=\"width: 221px; height: 166px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Melibe viridis @ Punta Japlenicka-island Ugljan, Croatia, length 45cm, depth 6m by \u0110ani Iglic <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div><\/p>\n<p><p><strong>Bibliography<\/strong><\/p><ul><div id=\"zotpress-4e5140801a8ef2613cc37052085a120a\" class=\"zp-Zotpress zp-Zotpress-Bib wp-block-group\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_API_USER_ID ZP_ATTR\">1246567<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_ITEM_KEY ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_COLLECTION_ID ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_TAG_ID ZP_ATTR\">Melibe viridis<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_AUTHOR ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_YEAR ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"ZP_ITEMTYPE ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_INCLUSIVE ZP_ATTR\">1<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_STYLE ZP_ATTR\">eunomia-revista-en-cultura-de-la-legalidad<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_LIMIT ZP_ATTR\">50<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_SORTBY ZP_ATTR\">creator<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_ORDER ZP_ATTR\">asc<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_TITLE ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_SHOWIMAGE ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_SHOWTAGS ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_DOWNLOADABLE ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_NOTES ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_ABSTRACT ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_CITEABLE ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_TARGET ZP_ATTR\">1<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_URLWRAP ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZP_FORCENUM ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"ZP_HIGHLIGHT ZP_ATTR\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"ZP_POSTID ZP_ATTR\">7259<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ZOTPRESS_PLUGIN_URL ZP_ATTR\">https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/plugins\/zotpress\/<\/span>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"zp-List loading\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"zp-SEO-Content\">\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .zp-zp-SEO-Content -->\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .zp-List -->\n\t<\/div><!--.zp-Zotpress-->\n\n<p><\/p>Bibliography based on the works by <b>Steve Long, 2006<\/b>. <a target=_blank href=https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Long-S.-2006-Bibliography-of-Opisthobranchia-1554-2000.pdf>Bibliography of Opisthobranchia 1554-2000<\/a> and <b>Gary McDonald, 2009<\/b>. <a href=http:\/\/escholarship.org\/uc\/item\/8115h0wz>Bibliographia Nudibranchia<\/a>, with later updates from other resources.<p><\/p><\/ul><p><\/p><p><strong>Further reading<\/strong><\/p><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><ul><ul class=\"blogroll-links\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biodiversitylibrary.org\/name\/Melibe%20viridis\">Biodiversity Heritage Library<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biologiamarina.org\/melibe\/\">BiologiaMarina.org<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ciesm.org\/atlas\/Melibefimbriata.html\">CIESM Atlas of Exotic Species in the Mediterranean<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/search\/?text=Melibe%20viridis\">Flickr pictures<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/digilander.iol.it\/netofotosub\/Pagine\/melibe.htm\">Gianni Neto<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.irmng.org\/aphia.php?p=taxlist&#038;tName=Melibe%20viridis\">Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/echinoblog.blogspot.com.es\/2015\/10\/melibe-ghostly-nudibranchs-for.html\">Melibe Ghostly Nudibranchs for Halloween!<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/Taxonomy\/Browser\/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Undef&#038;name=Melibe%20viridis&#038;lvl=0&#038;srchmode=1\">NCBI GenBank<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/obis.org\/taxon\/181237\">OBIS - Search by Taxon<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seaslugforum.net\/showall\/meliviri\">Sea Slug Forum<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/slugsite.us\/bow2007\/nudwk688.htm\">The SlugSite<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/slugsite.us\/bow\/nudwk319.htm\">The SlugSite<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vibrantsea.net\/melibe1_anilao25.htm\">The Vibrant Sea<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vibrantsea.net\/melibe19_anilao15.htm\">The Vibrant Sea<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vibrantsea.net\/melibe5_anilao25.htm\">The Vibrant Sea<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&#038;id=181237\">World Register of Marine Species<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/ul><\/span><p><strong>Cite this article as: <\/strong><\/p><div style=\"display: block; background: #444444; padding: 10px 30px 10px 10px; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 18px;\"><p class=\"citacio\"><b>Pontes, Miquel, Manuel Ballesteros, Enric Madrenas<\/b> (2025) <em>\"Melibe viridis\"<\/em> in <em>OPK-Opistobranquis<\/em>. Published: 26\/03\/2013. Accessed: 16\/09\/2026. Available at (<a href=https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/en\/?p=7259>https:\/\/opistobranquis.info\/en\/?p=7259<\/a>)<\/p><p><\/p><\/div><p><\/p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melibe viridis Kelaart, 1858 Synonyms Melibaea viridis Kelaart, 1858 Melibe fimbriata Alder &amp; Hancock, 1864 Melibe japonica Eliot, 1913 Melibe mirifica (Allan, 1932) Melibe rangi Bergh, 1875 Melibe vexillifera Bergh, 1880 Meliboea viridis Kelaart, 1858 Propemelibe mirifica Allan, 1932 Description This nudibranch is quite big, it&#8217;s average size is about 30-40cm, with a maximum reported size of 55 cm (at Karantun, Ugljan, Croatia; Prki\u0107, October 2016, pers. comm.). 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