''Cadlina'' is a

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s, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less

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s historically classified in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Cadlina Bergh, 1878. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137781 on 2011-03-03 Recent research by R.F. Johnson in 2011 has shown that ''Cadlina'' does not belong to the family Chromodorididae.Johnson R. F. (2011) "Breaking family ties: taxon sampling and molecular phylogeny of chromodorid nudibranchs (Mollusca, Gastropoda)". '' Zoologica Scripta'' 40(2): 137-157. DOI:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2010.00457.x. She has therefore brought back the name

Cadlinidae Cadlinidae is a family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea. Molecular phylogenetic studies and their taxon-sampling schemes can have a strong influence of the resulting phylogeny. Research by ...

from synonymy with Chromodorididae. The family

also includes the genus ''

Aldisa Aldisa is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cadlinidae.Valdés Á. (2002). ''A phylogenetic analysis and systematic revision of the cryptobranch dorids (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Anthobranchia)''. Zool ...

'' Bergh, 1878.

Species

Species in the genus ''Cadlina'' include: * '' Cadlina abyssicola'' Valdés, 2001 * '' Cadlina affinis'' Odhner, 1934 * '' Cadlina dubia'' Edmunds, 1981 * '' Cadlina excavata'' ( Pruvot-Fol, 1951) * '' Cadlina flavomaculata'' MacFarland, 1905 -

Yellow-spot cadlina ''Cadlina flavomaculata'', common name the yellow-spot cadlina, is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cadlinidae.Caballer, M. (2011)''Cadlina flavomaculata'' McFarland, 1905.Ac ...

* '' Cadlina georgiensis'' Schrödl, 2000 * '' Cadlina glabra'' Friele and Hansen, 1876 * '' Cadlina jannanicholsae'' Korshunova, Fletcher, Picton, Lundin, Kashio, N. Sanamyan, K. Sanamyan, Padula, Schrödl & Martynov, 2020 sp. nov. * ''

Cadlina japonica ''Cadlina japonica'' is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cadlinidae.MolluscaBase (2018)''Cadlina japonica'' Baba, 1937.Accessed on 2018-12-04 Distribution This species was described from Sagam ...

'' Baba, 1937 * ''

Cadlina kamchatica ''Cadlina kamchatica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Cadlinidae Cadlinidae is a family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea. Molecular phylogenetic stu ...

'' Korshuniva et al. in Martynov et al., 2015 * ''

Cadlina kerguelensis ''Cadlina kerguelensis'' is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cadlinidae Cadlinidae is a family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea. Mole ...

'' Thiele, 1912 * ''

Cadlina klasmalmbergi ''Cadlina'' is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks historically classified in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Cadlina Bergh, 1878. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...

'' Korshunova, Fletcher, Picton, Lundin, Kashio, N. Sanamyan, K. Sanamyan, Padula, Schrödl & Martynov, 2020 sp. nov. * ''

Cadlina laevis ''Cadlina laevis'', common name the white Atlantic cadlina, is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cadlinidae. Distribution The white Atlantic cadlina is found, dispersed in widely se ...

'' ( Linnaeus, 1767) -

White Atlantic cadlina ''Cadlina laevis'', common name the white Atlantic cadlina, is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cadlinidae. Distribution The white Atlantic cadlina is found, dispersed in widely se ...

type species * ''

Cadlina limbaughorum ''Cadlina limbaughorum'' is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cadlinidae Cadlinidae is a family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea. Mole ...

'' Lance, 1962 * ''

Cadlina luarna ''Cadlina luarna'' is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cadlinidae Cadlinidae is a family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea. Molecular ph ...

'' (Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1967) * ''

Cadlina luteomarginata ''Cadlina luteomarginata'', common name the yellow-edged cadlina, is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cadlinidae.Caballer, M. (2012). ''Cadlina luteomarginata'' M Farland, 19 ...

'' MacFarland, 1905 - Yellow-edged cadlina * '' Cadlina magellanica'' Odhner, 1926 * '' Cadlina modesta'' MacFarland, 1966 - Modest cadlina * '' Cadlina nigrobranchiata'' Rudman, 1985 * ''

Cadlina olgae ''Cadlina'' is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks historically classified in the family Chromodorididae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Cadlina Bergh, 1878. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...

'' Chichvarkhin, 2016 * '' Cadlina pacifica''

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, 1879 * '' Cadlina paninae'' Korshunova, Fletcher, Picton, Lundin, Kashio, N. Sanamyan, K. Sanamyan, Padula, Schrödl & Martynov, 2020 sp. nov. * '' Cadlina pellucida'' ( Risso, 1826) * '' Cadlina rumia'' Er. Marcus, 1955 * '' Cadlina scabriuscula'' (

, 1890) * ''Cadlina'' sp. 1 saddled nudibranchGOSLINER, T.M. 1987. ''Nudibranchs of Southern Africa'' * ''Cadlina'' sp. 2 brown-dotted nudibranch * '' Cadlina sparsa'' (Odhner, 1921) - Dark-spot cadlina * '' Cadlina sylviaearleae'' Korshunova, Fletcher, Picton, Lundin, Kashio, N. Sanamyan, K. Sanamyan, Padula, Schrödl & Martynov, 2020 sp. nov. * '' Cadlina tasmanica'' Rudman, 1990 * '' Cadlina umiushi'' Korshuniva et al. in Martynov et al., 2015 * ''

Cadlina willani ''Cadlina willani'' is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cadlinidae Cadlinidae is a family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea. Molecular ...

'' Miller, 1980 ;Species brought into synonymy : * ''Cadlina berghi'' Odhner, 1926 : synonym of '' Cadlina sparsa'' (Odhner, 1921) * ''Cadlina burnayi'' Ortea, 1988 : synonym of '' Tyrinna burnayi'' (Ortea, 1988) * ''Cadlina evelinae'' Marcus, 1958 : synonym of ''

Tyrinna evelinae ''Tyrinna evelinae'' is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.Schrödl M. & Millen S. V. (2001). "Revision of the nudibranch gastropod genus ''Tyrinna'' Bergh, 1898 (Doridoidea: Chrom ...

'' (Er. Marcus, 1958) * ''Cadlina falklandica'' Odhner, 1926 : synonym of '' Cadlina magellanica'' Odhner, 1926 * ''Cadlina laevigata'' Odhner, 1926 : synonym of '' Cadlina sparsa'' (Odhner, 1921) * ''Cadlina marginata'' MacFarland, 1905 - Yellow-edged cadlina : synonym of ''

'' McFarland, 1966 * ''Cadlina ornatissima'' Risbec, 1928 : synonym of ''

Cadlinella ornatissima ''Cadlinella ornatissima'' is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.Caballer, M. (2015)''Cadlinella ornatissima'' (Risbec, 1928).In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Regi ...

'' (Risbec, 1928)

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