From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Family of gastropods
The Polyceridae are a
taxonomic
family of
sea slugs , dorid
nudibranchs ,
marine
gastropod
mollusks within the superfamily
Polyceroidea .
[1]
Taxonomy
The family Polyceridae is classified within the clade
Doridacea , itself belonging to the
clade
Euctenidiacea within the clade
Nudipleura (according to the
taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005 ).
The Polyceridae consists of these subfamilies:
Kalinginae Pruvot-Fol, 1956
Kankelibranchinae Ortea, Espinosa & Caballer, 2005
Nembrothinae Burn, 1967
Polycerinae Alder & Hancock, 1845 - synonyms: Triopinae Gray, 1847, Euphuridae Iredale & O'Donoghue, 1923, Gymnodorididae Odhner, 1941
Triophinae Odhner, 1941
tribe Triophini Odhner, 1941 - synonym: Kaloplocaminae Pruvot-Fol, 1954
tribe Limaciini Winckworth, 1951 - synonym: Lailinae Burn, 1967
Genera
Genera in the Polyceridae include:
[1]
Subfamily Kalinginae
Pruvot-Fol , 1956
Genus
Kalinga Alder & Hancock, 1864 - type genus in the subfamily Kalinginae
Subfamily Kankelibranchinae Ortea, Espinosa & Caballer, 2005
Subfamily Nembrothinae Burn, 1967
Subfamily Polycerinae Alder & Hancock, 1845
Subfamily Triophinae Odhner, 1941
Genera brought into synonymy
Genus Cabrilla Fewkes, 1889: synonym of Triopha Bergh, 1880
Genus Euplocamus Philippi, 1836: synonym of Kaloplocamus Bergh, 1892
Genus Histiophorus Pease, 1860: synonym of Plocamopherus Rüppell in Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
Genus Issa Bergh, 1881: synonym of Colga Bergh, 1880
Genus Issena Iredale & O'Donoghue, 1923: synonym of Colga Bergh, 1880:
Genus Laila MacFarland 1905 : synonym of Limacia Muller, 1781
[2]
Genus Peplidia Lowe, 1842: synonym of Plocamopherus Rüppell in Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
References