Melibe

Melibe is a genus of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tethydidae.

Most nudibranchs are carnivores, but their prey is usually sessile or slow-moving animals such as sponges or bryozoans. In contrast, Melibe is an active predator which traps fast-moving free-swimming animals such as small crustaceans, using its extendable oral hood. 

Species
Species within the genus Melibe include 17 valid species: • Melibe arianeae Espinoza, DuPont & Valdés, 2013

• Melibe australis (Angas, 1864)

• Melibe bucephala Bergh, 1902

• Melibe colemani Gosliner & Pola, 2012

• Melibe coralophilia Gosliner & Pola, 2012

• Melibe digitata Gosliner & V. G. Smith, 2003

• Melibe engeli Risbec, 1937

• Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852)

• Melibe liltvedi Gosliner, 1987

• Melibe maugeana Burn, 1960

• Melibe megaceras Gosliner, 1987

• Melibe minuta Gosliner & V. G. Smith, 2003

• Melibe papillosa (de Filippi, 1867)

• Melibe pilosa Pease, 1860

• Melibe rosea Rang, 1829

• Melibe tuberculata Gosliner & V. G. Smith, 2003

• Melibe viridis (Kelaart, 1858)

Species inquirenda:
 * Melibe capucina Bergh, 1875
 * Melibe lonchocera (E. von Martens, 1879)
 * Melibe ocellata Bergh, 1888