Epimenia Nierstrasz 1908

Epimenia is a genus of cavibelonian solenogasters, a kind of shell-less, worm-like mollusks.^[1][2]

During the development of species in this genus, the sclerites start out as solid tips, then a hollow stalk develops that is subsequently infilled.^[3]

Species

• Epimenia allohaemata Salvini-Plawen, 1997
• Epimenia arabica Salvini-Plawen & Benayahu, 1991
• Epimenia australis (Thiele, 1897)
• Epimenia babai Salvini-Plawen, 1997
• Epimenia indica Salvini-Plawen, 1978
• Epimenia ohshimai Baba, 1940

Species brought into synonymy

• Epimenia verrucosa (Nierstrasz, 1902): synonym of Epimenia babai Salvini-Plawen, 1997
• Epimenia vixinsignis Salvini-Plawen, 1978: synonym of Epiherpia vixinsignis (Salvini-Plawen, 1978)

References

• Nierstrasz, H. 1908. The Solenogastres of Discovery-Expedition. Nation. Antarctic Exped. 1901–1904, Natur. Hist., 4:38-46