Glaucidae
| Glaucidae | |
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| Hermissenda crassicornis | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Family: | Glaucidae Gray, 1827
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| Genera and species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Pleuropinae Rafinesque, 1815 | |
Glaucidae is a taxonomic family of colorful sea slugs. These are specifically aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Aeolidioidea.
Genera and species
Genera and species within the family Glaucidae include:[1]
- Antonietta Schmekel, 1966 [2]
- Antonietta janthina
- Antonietta luteorufa (Schmekel, 1966)
- Austraeolis Burn, 1962[2]
- Facelinopsis Pruvot-Fol, 1954 [2]
- Glaucilla Bergh, 1868
- Glauconella Gray, 1850[3]
- Glaucus Forster, 1777 has only one species: Glaucus atlanticus Forster, 1777
- Hermissenda Bergh, 1879 [2]
- Sakuraeolis Baba & Hamatani, 1965 [2]
References
- ^ Sea Slug Forum. Accessed 28 December 2006
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o McDonald G. R. (29 July 2006). "Nudibranch Systematic Index". University of California Santa Cruz. Institute of Marine Sciences.[unreliable source?] This source is based on taxonomy by Franc A. (1968)."Sous-classe des opisthobranches", pp. 608-893. In: E. Fischer, Andre Franc, Micheline Martoja, G. Termier, & H. Termier. Traite de zoologie. Anatomie, systematique, biologie. Tome V, mollusques gasteropodes et scaphopodes (fascicule III), 1083 pp. 1 pl. NOTE: This reference cannot be considered as reliable for placement of genera into families! (But is very useful for lists of species within genera.)
- ^ Glauconella. Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database, accessed 25 November 2009.
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