Aeolidiidae, a family of
aeolid nudibranch
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family
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sea slug
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gastropod
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mollusc
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[Bouchet, P. (2014)]
''Aeolidiidae'' Gray, 1827.
Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-10-24
Most, or perhaps all, members of this family feed on sea anemones and have a distinctive single row of comb-shaped serrated radular teeth.
Genera
Genera within the Aeolidiidae include:
* ''
Aeolidia''
Cuvier, 1798
* ''
Aeolidiella''
Bergh, 1867
* ''
Anteaeolidiella''
M. C. Miller, 2001
* ''
Baeolidia''
Bergh, 1888
* ''
Berghia''
Trinchese, 1877
* ''
Bulbaeolidia''
Carmona, Pola, Gosliner & Cervera, 2013
* ''
Burnaia''
M. C. Miller, 2001
* ''
Cerberilla''
Bergh, 1873: unrevised taxonomic status
[Carmona L., Pola M., Gosliner T.M. & Cervera J.L. 2013]
''A tale that morphology fails to tell: A molecular phylogeny of Aeolidiidae'' (Aeolidida, Nudibranchia, Gastropoda).
PLoS ONE 8(5): e63000. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0063000
* ''
Limenandra''
Haefelfinger & Stamm, 1958
* ''
Spurilla''
Bergh, 1864
Genera brought into synonymy:
* ''Aeolidina'' Pruvot-Fol, 1951: synonym of ''Aeolidiella'' Bergh, 1867
* ''Aeolidiopsis'' Pruvot-Fol, 1956: synonym of ''Baeolidia'' Bergh, 1888
* ''Aeolis'' Menke, 1844: synonym of ''Aeolidia'' Cuvier, 1798
* ''Eolida'' synonym of ''Aeolidia'' Cuvier, 1798
* ''Eolidia'' Cuvier, 1816: synonym of ''Aeolidia'' Cuvier, 1798
* ''Eolidina'' Quatrefages, 1843: synonym of ''Aeolidiella'' Bergh, 1867
* ''Eolis'' Cuvier, 1805: synonym of ''Aeolidia'' Cuvier, 1798
* ''Fenrisia'' Bergh, 1888: synonym of ''Cerberilla'' Bergh, 1873
* ''Millereolidia'' Ortea, Caballer & Espinosa, 2004: synonym of ''Berghia'' Trinchese, 1877
* ''Milleria'' Ortea, Caballer & Espinosa, 2003: synonym of ''Millereolidia'' Ortea, Caballer & Espinosa, 2004: synonym of ''Berghia'' Trinchese, 1877
* ''Protaeolidia''
Baba, 1955: synonym of ''Protaeolidiella'' Baba, 1955, family
Pleurolidiidae
Pleurolidiidae is a family of nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs or sea slugs, within the superfamily Aeolidioidea.
Genera and species
Genera and species within the family Pleurolidiidae include:Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015)Pleu ...
References
* Gosliner, T.M. 1987. ''Nudibranchs of Southern Africa''
External links
Aeolidiidaein Malacolog
AeolidiidaeAll related articles in Sea Slug Forum
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