Rhodope marcusi
| Rhodope marcusi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Rhodopidae |
| Genus: | Rhodope |
| Species: | R. marcusi
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhodope marcusi Salvini-Plawen, 1991
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Rhodope marcusi is a species of small meiofaunal sea slug, a shell-less vermiform gastropod mollusk in the family Rhodopidae.[1][2]
Feeding habits
Rhodopids are the only known predators of placozoans, which make up the primary component of their diet.[3]
References
- ^ "MolluscaBase - Rhodope marcusi Salvini-Plawen, 1991". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ Salvini-Plawen, L.v. (1991). "The status of the Rhodopidae (Gastropoda: Euthyneura)". Malacologia. 32 (2): 301–311.
- ^ Eitel, Michael; Osigus, Hans‐Jürgen; Brenzinger, Bastian; Wörheide, Gert (2024). "Beauty in the beast – Placozoan biodiversity explored through molluscan predator genomics". Ecology and Evolution. 14 (4). doi:10.1002/ece3.11220. ISSN 2045-7758. PMC 11007570.