Aegiridae is a

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sea slug Sea slug is a common name for some marine invertebrates with varying levels of resemblance to terrestrial slugs. Most creatures known as sea slugs are gastropods, i.e. they are sea snails (marine gastropod mollusks) that over evolutionary t ...

s, dorid

nudibranch Nudibranchs () are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs which shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have been given colourful nicknames to matc ...

gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

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s in the

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Polyceroidea Polyceroidea is a taxonomic superfamily of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Doridacea. Families Families within the superfamily Polyceroidea include: *Family Aegiridae - In Bouchet & Rocroi (2005 ...

.Bouchet, P. (2015)
Aegiridae Odhner, 1941.
In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-14 This family has no subfamilies.

Genera

Genera in the family Aegiridae include: * Genus ''

Aegires ''Aegires'' is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family Aegiridae. Species within this genus feed exclusively on calcareous sponges. ''Aegires'' is the type genus of the family Aegiridae. ...

'' Lovén, 1844 - the

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of the family Aegiridae * Genus '' Notodoris'' Bergh, 1875 ; Genera brought into synonymy: * ''Aegirus'' Agassiz, 1846: synonym of ''Aegires'' Lovén, 1844 * ''Anaegires'' Odhner, 1934: synonym of ''Aegires'' Lovén, 1844 * ''Serigea'' F. Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of ''Aegires'' Lovén, 1844 * ''Triopella'' G.O. Sars, 1878: synonym of ''Aegires'' Lovén, 1844

References

* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca.'' American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp. {{Taxonbar, from=Q2825521