The Polyceridae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks within the superfamily Polyceroidea.
Taxonomy
The family Polyceridae is classified within the clade Doridacea, itself belonging to the clade Euctenidiacea within the clade Nudipleura (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
The Polyceridae consists of these subfamilies:
- Kalinginae Pruvot-Fol, 1956
- Kankelibranchinae Ortea, Espinosa & Caballer, 2005
- Nembrothinae Burn, 1967
- Polycerinae Alder & Hancock, 1845 - synonyms: Triopinae Gray, 1847, Euphuridae Iredale & O'Donoghue, 1923, Gymnodorididae Odhner, 1941
- Triophinae Odhner, 1941
- tribe Triophini Odhner, 1941 - synonym: Kaloplocaminae Pruvot-Fol, 1954
- tribe Limaciini Winckworth, 1951 - synonym: Lailinae Burn, 1967
Genera
Genera in the Polyceridae include:
- Subfamily Kalinginae <small> Pruvot-Fol, 1956 </small>
- Genus Kalinga <small>Alder & Hancock, 1864 </small> - type genus in the subfamily Kalinginae
- Subfamily Kankelibranchinae <small>Ortea, Espinosa & Caballer, 2005</small>
- Genus Kankelibranchus <small>Ortea, Espinosa & Caballer, 2005</small>
- Subfamily Nembrothinae <small> Burn, 1967 </small>
- Genus Martadoris <small>Willan & Chang, 2017</small>
- Genus Nembrotha <small>Bergh, 1877</small> - type genus in the subfamily Nembrothinae
- Genus Roboastra <small>Bergh, 1877</small>
- Genus Tambja <small>Burn, 1962</small>
- Genus Tyrannodoris <small>Willan & Chang, 2017</small>
- Subfamily Polycerinae <small>Alder & Hancock, 1845</small>
- Genus Greilada <small>Bergh, 1894</small>
- Genus Gymnodoris <small>Stimpson, 1855</small>
- Genus Lamellana Lin, 1992
- Genus Lecithophorus <small>Macnae, 1958</small>
- Genus Palio <small>Gray, 1857</small>
- Genus Paliolla <small>Burn, 1958</small>
- Genus Polycera <small>Cuvier, 1817</small> - type genus in the family Polyceridae
- Genus Polycerella <small>A. E. Verrill, 1881</small>
- Genus Thecacera <small>Fleming, 1828</small>
- Subfamily Triophinae <small> Odhner, 1941 </small>
- Genus Colga <small>Bergh, 1880</small>
- Genus Crimora <small>Alder and Hancock, 1855</small>
- Genus Heteroplocamus <small>Oliver, 1915</small>
- Genus Holoplocamus <small>Odhner, 1926</small>
- Genus Joubiniopsis <small>Risbec, 1928</small>
- Genus Kaloplocamus <small>Bergh, 1893</small>
- Genus Limacia <small>O.F. Müller, 1781</small>
- Genus Plocamopherus <small>(Rüppell & Leuckart, 1831)</small>
- Genus Triopha <small>Bergh, 1880</small> - type genus in the subfamily Triophinae
Genera brought into synonymy:
- Genus Cabrilla Fewkes, 1889: synonym of Triopha Bergh, 1880
- Genus Euplocamus Philippi, 1836: synonym of Kaloplocamus Bergh, 1892
- Genus Histiophorus Pease, 1860: synonym of Plocamopherus Rüppell in Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
- Genus Issa Bergh, 1881: synonym of Colga Bergh, 1880
- Genus Issena Iredale & O'Donoghue, 1923: synonym of Colga Bergh, 1880:
- Genus Laila <small>MacFarland 1905</small>: synonym of Limacia <small>Muller, 1781 </small>
- Genus Peplidia Lowe, 1842: synonym of Plocamopherus Rüppell in Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
References
- http://www.seaslugforum.net accessed 16 September 2009
- Gosliner, T.M. 1987. Nudibranchs of Southern Africa
- Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp.