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 Pruvot-Fol, 1956
Genus Kalinga Alder & Hancock, 1864 - type genus in the subfamily Kalinginae
Subfamily Kankelibranchinae Ortea, Espinosa & Caballer, 2005
Genus Kankelibranchus Ortea, Espinosa & Caballer, 2005
Subfamily Nembrothinae Burn, 1967
Genus Martadoris Willan & Chang, 2017
Genus Nembrotha Bergh, 1877 - type genus in the subfamily Nembrothinae
Genus Roboastra Bergh, 1877
Genus Tambja Burn, 1962
Genus Tyrannodoris Willan & Chang, 2017
Subfamily Polycerinae Alder & Hancock, 1845
Genus Greilada Bergh, 1894
Genus Gymnodoris Stimpson, 1855
Genus Lamellana Lin, 1992
Genus Lecithophorus Macnae, 1958
Genus Palio Gray, 1857
Genus Paliolla Burn, 1958
Genus Polycera Cuvier, 1817 - type genus in the family Polyceridae
Genus Polycerella A. E. Verrill, 1881
Genus Thecacera Fleming, 1828
Subfamily Triophinae Odhner, 1941
Genus Colga Bergh, 1880
Genus Crimora Alder and Hancock, 1855
Genus Heteroplocamus Oliver, 1915
Genus Holoplocamus Odhner, 1926
Genus Joubiniopsis Risbec, 1928
Genus Kaloplocamus Bergh, 1893
Genus Limacia O.F. Müller, 1781
Genus Plocamopherus (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1831) Genus Triopha Bergh, 1880 - 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 MacFarland 1905: synonym of Limacia Muller, 1781 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.