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
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