Polyceridae
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The Polyceridae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks within the superfamily Polyceroidea.
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:
- Subfamily Kalinginae Pruvot-Fol, 1956 Genus Kalinga Alder & Hancock, 1864 - type genus in the subfamily Kalinginae
- Subfamily Kankelibranchinae Ortea, Espinosa & Caballer, 2005 Genus Kankelibranchus Ortea, Espinosa & Caballer, 2005
- Subfamily Nembrothinae Burn, 1967 Genus Martadoris Willan & Chang, 2017 Genus Nembrotha Bergh, 1877 - type genus in the subfamily Nembrothinae Genus Roboastra Bergh, 1877 Genus Tambja Burn, 1962 Genus Tyrannodoris Willan & Chang, 2017
- Subfamily Polycerinae Alder & Hancock, 1845 Genus Greilada Bergh, 1894 Genus Gymnodoris Stimpson, 1855 Genus Lamellana Lin, 1992 Genus Lecithophorus Macnae, 1958 Genus Palio Gray, 1857 Genus Paliolla Burn, 1958 Genus Polycera Cuvier, 1817 - type genus in the family Polyceridae Genus Polycerella A. E. Verrill, 1881 Genus Thecacera Fleming, 1828
- Subfamily Triophinae Odhner, 1941 Genus Colga Bergh, 1880 Genus Crimora Alder and Hancock, 1855 Genus Heteroplocamus Oliver, 1915 Genus Holoplocamus Odhner, 1926 Genus Joubiniopsis Risbec, 1928 Genus Kaloplocamus Bergh, 1893 Genus Limacia O.F. Müller, 1781 Genus Plocamopherus (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1831) Genus Triopha Bergh, 1880 - type genus in the subfamily Triophinae
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
- Genus Peplidia Lowe, 1842: synonym of Plocamopherus Rüppell in Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828