ABSTRACT 2,604 names at the rank of subtribe, tribe, subfamily, family and superfamily
have been proposed for Recent and fossil gastropods, and another 35 for …

Opisthobranchia have experienced an unsettled taxonomic history. At the moment their
taxonomy is in state of dramatic flux as recent phylogenetic studies have revealed traditional …

Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

The natural products of heterobranch molluscs display a huge variability both in structure
and in their bioactivity. Despite the considerable lack of information, it can be observed from …

Aeolidida is one of the largest clades of nudibranchs with at least 560 known species.
However, its systematics has not been studied in a comprehensive manner. Phylogenetic …

Heterobranch molluscs are rich in natural products. As other marine organisms, these
gastropods are still quite unexplored, but they provide a stunning arsenal of compounds with …

Traditionally, species identification in nudibranch gastropods relies heavily on body color
pattern. The Felimida clenchi species complex, a group of brightly colored Atlantic and …

Based on recent biodiversity studies carried out in different parts of the Mediterranean, the
following 19 species are included as new records on the floral or faunal lists of the relevant …

The taxonomy of common northern nudibranch molluscs of the genus Dendronotus in the
vast cold regions of Eurasia remains largely unknown. Abundant material collected in many …

Natural products play an invaluable role as a starting point in the drug discovery process,
and plants and animals use many interesting biologically active natural products as a …