Bornellidae

Short description: Family of gastropods

Bornellidae

Bornella stellifer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  |

Animalia

Phylum:  |

Mollusca

Class:  |

Gastropoda

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clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Dendronotida

Superfamily:  |

Tritonioidea

Family:  |

Bornellidae

Bergh, 1874

Genera

* Bornella
* Pseudobornella

Bornellidae is a family of nudibranch sea slug - marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Tritonioidea.

This family is within the clade Cladobranchia (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

## Description

Nudibranch species within the Bornellidae family have elongated bodies, with pairs of cerata-like dorsal and lateral appendages, with finger-like branches, running along the length of the body. Each of these appendages has an attached cluster of gills. Their rounded head has a tentacle on either side of the mouth, with tiny finger-like papillae. The rhinophores on the head resemble the dorsal appendages.

Nudibranchs within this family are believed to feed exclusively on hydroids.

## Genera

* Bornella Gray, 1850  (with at least ten species)
* Pseudobornella Baba, 1932  (monotypic : P. orientalis)

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## References

1. ↑ Pola, Marta & Rudman, William & Gosliner, Terrence. (2009). Systematics And Preliminary Phylogeny Of Bornellidae (Mollusca: Nudibranchia: Dendronotina) Based On Morphological Characters With Description Of Four New Species. Zootaxa. 1-57. 10.5281/zenodo.185130.

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