Babakina
Sign in to saveBabakina is a genus of aeolid nudibranchs and the only memeber of the family Babakinidae. The genus is named after the Japanese malacologist Kikutaro Baba (1905-2001).
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNudibranchia
- FamilyBabakinidae
Habitatmarine
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Babakina is a genus of aeolid nudibranchs and the only memeber of the family Babakinidae. The genus is named after the Japanese malacologist Kikutaro Baba (1905-2001).
== Taxonomy == Babakina was placed in the subfamily Babakininae within the family Flabellinidae in the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, (2005). Babakina is the type genus of the subfamily Babakininae.
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