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Nanuca smaugi Henryco, Meirelles, García-Méndez, Camacho-García, Á. Valdés, Schrödl & Padula, 2025
1831593 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1831593)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Henryco, B.; Meirelles, C. A. O. De; García-Méndez, K.; Camacho-García, Y.; Valdés, Á.; Schrödl, M.; Padula, V. (2025). The lady of the rings: Integrative systematics of <i>Nanuca</i> Er. Marcus, 1957 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia: Myrrhinidae) reveals a hidden diversity. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 205(1): zlaf085: 1-32., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf085
page(s): 15, figs 8, 11C-D, 12D-F, 13B [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 15, figs 8, 11C-D, 12D-F, 13B [details] Available for editors
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Type locality contained in Brazilian part of the South Atlantic Ocean
, Note Ilha dos Capões, 7 m depth, Cabo Frio, Rio de...
type locality contained in Brazilian part of the South Atlantic Ocean [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Ilha dos Capões, 7 m depth, Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro. [details]
Etymology Named after the dragon Smaug, from the book and movie series The Hobbit by British author J.R.R. Tolkien. This character is...
Etymology Named after the dragon Smaug, from the book and movie series The Hobbit by British author J.R.R. Tolkien. This character is described as a red and gold winged dragon, features that resemble the dragon-shaped body and bright orange coloration of Nanuca smaugi. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nanuca smaugi Henryco, Meirelles, García-Méndez, Camacho-García, Á. Valdés, Schrödl & Padula, 2025. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1831593 on 2025-09-12
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Henryco, B.; Meirelles, C. A. O. De; García-Méndez, K.; Camacho-García, Y.; Valdés, Á.; Schrödl, M.; Padula, V. (2025). The lady of the rings: Integrative systematics of <i>Nanuca</i> Er. Marcus, 1957 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia: Myrrhinidae) reveals a hidden diversity. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 205(1): zlaf085: 1-32., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf085
page(s): 15, figs 8, 11C-D, 12D-F, 13B [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 15, figs 8, 11C-D, 12D-F, 13B [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named after the dragon Smaug, from the book and movie series The Hobbit by British author J.R.R. Tolkien. This character is described as a red and gold winged dragon, features that resemble the dragon-shaped body and bright orange coloration of Nanuca smaugi. [details]Type locality Ilha dos Capões, 7 m depth, Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro. [details]
