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Opisthobranchia
Opisthobranchia O*pis`tho*bran"chi*a, Opisthobranchiata O*pis`tho*bran`chi*a"ta, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? behind + ? gills.] (Zo["o]l.) A division of gastropod Mollusca, in which the breathing organs are usually situated behind the heart. It includes the tectibranchs and nudibranchs.
Opisthobranchiata
Opisthobranchia O*pis`tho*bran"chi*a, Opisthobranchiata O*pis`tho*bran`chi*a"ta, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? behind + ? gills.] (Zo["o]l.) A division of gastropod Mollusca, in which the breathing organs are usually situated behind the heart. It includes the tectibranchs and nudibranchs.
Opisthobranchiate
Opisthobranchiate O*pis`tho*bran"chi*ate, a. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Opisthobranchiata. -- n. One of the Opisthobranchiata.

Meaning of Opisthobranch from wikipedia

- Opisthobranchs (/əˈpɪsθəˌbræŋks, -θoʊ-/) is a now informal name for a large and diverse group of specialized complex gastropods which used to be united...
- scientists, including many scuba divers, study the marine mollusks known as opisthobranchs, which are a large and diverse group of s****ed and (mostly) s****-less...
- separate phenomenon. Torsion is present in all gastropods, but the opisthobranch gastropods are secondarily untorted to various degrees. Torsion occurs...
- Solar-powered sea slugs may refer to two groups of marine opisthobranch gastropods that are able to use photosynthesis as a supplementary nutritional...
- Nudibranchs are often casually called sea slugs, as they are a family of opisthobranchs (sea slugs), within the phylum Mollusca (molluscs), but many sea slugs...
- sacoglossan sea slug. Costasiella kuroshimae are s****-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Costasiellidae. Despite being animals...
- elysia) is a small-to-medium-sized species of green sea slug, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc. This sea slug superficially resembles a nudibranch...
- clades of gastropods. Currently Heterobranchia comprises two groups: the opisthobranchs, and the pulmonates. The two subdivisions of this large clade are quite...
- (Aplysia species and related genera), are medium-sized to very large opisthobranch gastropod molluscs with a soft internal s**** made of protein. These...
- Michael (September 2013). "A review on the diversity and distribution of opisthobranch gastropods from Peru, with the addition of three new records". Spixiana...