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{{Short description|Genus of molluscs}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Epimenia verrucosa.jpg
|image_caption = A preserved specimen of ''Epimenia verrucosa''
|taxon = Epimenia
|authority = Nierstrasz, 1908
|type_species= ''Proneomenia australis'' <small>Thiele, 1897</small>
}}
'''''Epimenia''''' is a [[genus]] of [[cavibelonia]]n [[solenogaster]]s, a kind of shell-less, worm-like [[mollusk]]s.<ref>{{solenogastres taxonomy}}</ref><ref name="WoRMS">MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Epimenia Nierstrasz, 1908. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=298341 on 2021-04-15</ref>
During the development of species in this genus, the sclerites start out as solid tips, then a hollow stalk develops that is subsequently infilled.<ref name="Okusu2002">{{Cite journal
| last1 = Okusu | first1 = A.
| title = Embryogenesis and development of ''Epimenia babai'' (Mollusca: Neomeniomorpha)
| journal = The Biological Bulletin
| volume = 203
| issue = 1
| pages = 87–103
| year = 2002
| pmid = 12200259
| doi=10.2307/1543461
| jstor = 1543461
| s2cid = 39411465
| url = https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/36017
}}</ref>
== Species ==
* ''[[Epimenia allohaemata]]'' Salvini-Plawen, 1997
* ''[[Epimenia arabica]]'' <small>Salvini-Plawen & Benayahu, 1991</small>
* ''[[Epimenia australis]]'' <small>(Thiele, 1897)</small>
* ''[[Epimenia babai]]'' <small>Salvini-Plawen, 1997</small>
* ''[[Epimenia indica]]'' <small>Salvini-Plawen, 1978</small>
* ''[[Epimenia ohshimai]]'' <small>Baba, 1940</small>
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Epimenia verrucosa'' <small>(Nierstrasz, 1902)</small>: synonym of ''Epimenia babai'' <small>Salvini-Plawen, 1997</small>
* ''Epimenia vixinsignis'' <small>Salvini-Plawen, 1978</small>: synonym of ''[[Epiherpia vixinsignis]]'' <small>(Salvini-Plawen, 1978)</small>
== References==
{{Reflist}}
* Nierstrasz, H. 1908. The Solenogastres of Discovery-Expedition. Nation. Antarctic Exped. 1901–1904, Natur. Hist., 4:38-46
== External links ==
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* {{ITIS|id=205480|taxon=Epimenia|accessdate=}}
* [https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/63.2.131 Salvini-plawen, L. V. (1997). Systematic revision of the Epimeniidae (Mollusca: Solenogastres). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 63(2): 131-155]
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[[Category:Solenogastres]]
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