Parhedylidae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Parhedyloidea.
2005 taxonomy
Microhedylidae has been listed as a synonym of Parhedylidae in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005). Ganitidae Rankin, 1979 has been listed as a sole family within Hedylopsoidea. The type genus of Livorniellidae was Livorniella Rankin, 1979.
2010 taxonomy
Sensu Schrödl & Neusser (2010) is Microhedylidae within the clade Microhedylacea. Parhedylidae is a synonym of Microhedylidae. Microhedylidae s.l. may informally include Ganitidae, but inclusion of Ganitidae within Microhedylidae requires further research and higher statistical support.
Genera
Genera within the Parhedylidae include:
- Ganitus <small>Marcus, 1953</small> - with the only species Ganitus evelinae Marcus, 1953 - it belongs to Microhedylidae s.l. / Ganitidae
- Microhedyle <small>Hertling, 1930</small>
- Microhedyle glandulifera <small>(Kowalevsky, 1901)</small>
- Microhedyle nahantensis <small>(Doe, 1974)</small>
- Microhedyle odhneri <small>(Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1955)</small>
- Microhedyle remanei <small>(Er. Marcus, 1953)</small>
- Paraganitus <small>Challis, 1968</small> - with the only species Paraganitus ellynnae <small>Challis, 1968</small> - it belongs to Microhedylidae s.l. / Ganitidae
- Paraganitus <small>Challis, 1968</small>
- Parhedyle <small>Thiele, 1931</small>
- Parhedyle cryptophthalma <small>(Westheide & Wawra, 1974)</small>
- Parhedyle tyrtowii <small>(Kowalevsky, 1900)</small>
- Parhedyle gerlachi <small>(Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1959)</small>
- Pontohedyle <small>Golikov & Starobogatov, 1972</small>
Genera brought into synonymy:
- Gastrohedyle <small>Rankin, 1979</small>: synonym of Pontohedyle <small>Golikov & Starobogatov, 1972</small>
- Livorniella <small>Rankin, 1979</small>: synonym of Microhedyle <small>Hertling, 1930</small>
- Mancohedyle <small>Rankin, 1979</small>: synonym of Pontohedyle <small>Golikov & Starobogatov, 1972</small> (junior objective synontm of Pontohedyle)
- Maraunibina <small>Rankin, 1979</small>: synonym of Pontohedyle <small>Golikov & Starobogatov, 1972</small>
- Parahedyle [sic]: synonym of Parhedyle Thiele, 1931 (misspelling)
- Sabulincola <small>Rankin, 1979</small>: synonym of Parhedyle <small>Thiele, 1931</small>
- Stellaspina <small>Rankin, 1979</small>: synonym of Microhedyle <small>Hertling, 1930</small>
- Unela <small>Er. Marcus, 1953</small>: synonym of Microhedyle <small>Hertling, 1930</small>
Cladogram
A cladogram based on sequences of mitochondrial 28S ribosomal RNA, 16S ribosomal RNA and cytochrome-c oxidase I (COI) genes showing phylogenic relations within the family Microhedylidae:
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