Glaucidae

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Glaucidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Aeolidida

Superfamily: Aeolidioidea
Family: Glaucidae
Gray, 1827
Genera and species

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Glaucidae is a taxonomic family of colorful sea slugs. These are specifically aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Aeolidioidea. [1]

Genera and species

Genera and species within the family Glaucidae include:[2]

Genera brought into synonymy
  • Dadone Gistel, 1848: synonym of Glaucus Forster, 1777
  • Glaucilla Bergh, 1860: synonym of Glaucus Forster, 1777

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2013). Glaucidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23046 on 2013-07-18 <
  2. Sea Slug Forum. Accessed 28 December 2006
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