Overview
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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.
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Genera and species within the family Glaucidae include[1]:
- Antonietta Schmekel, 1966 [2]
- Antonietta janthina
- Antonietta luteorufa (Schmekel, 1966)
- Austraeolis Burn, 1962[2]
- Austraeolis catina
- Austraeolis ornata
- Bajaeolis Gosliner & Behrens, 1986[2]
- Bajaeolis bertschi
- Dicata Schmekel, 1967[2]
- Dicata odhneri
- Dondice Marcus, 1958[2]
- Dondice banyulensis
- Dondice occidentalis
- Dondice parguerensis
- Facelinopsis Pruvot-Fol, 1954 [2]
- Facelinopsis marioni
- Glaucilla Bergh, 1868
- Glaucilla marginata
- Glauconella Gray, 1850[3]
- Glaucus Forster, 1777 has only one species: Glaucus atlanticus Forster, 1777
- Godiva Macnae, 1954[2]
- Hermissenda Bergh, 1879 [2]
- Hermissenda crassicornis
- Hermosita Gosliner & Behrens, 1986 [2]
- Hermosita hakunamatata
- Jason Miller, 1974 [2]
- Jason mirabilis
- Learchis Bergh,
1896[2]
- Learchis evelinae
- Learchis poica
- Nanuca Marcus, 1957 [2]
- Nanuca sebastiani
- Palisa Edmunds, 1964 [2]
- Pauleo Millen & Hamann, 1992 [2]
- Pauleo jubatus
- Sakuraeolis Baba & Hamatani, 1965 [2]
- Sakuraeolis enosimensis
- Sakuraeolis gerberina
- Sakuraeolis gujaratica
- Sakuraeolis kirembosa
- Sakuraeolis nungunoides
- Sakuraeolis sakuracea
- Setoeolis Baba & Hamatani, 1965[2]
- Setoeolis inconspicua
- Hermissenda Bergh, 1879 [2]
- Hermissenda crassicornis
- Hermosita Gosliner & Behrens, 1986 [2]
- Hermosita hakunamatata
- Jason Miller, 1974 [2]
- Jason mirabilis
- Learchis Bergh, 1896[2]
- Learchis evelinae
- Learchis poica
- Nanuca Marcus, 1957 [2]
- Nanuca sebastiani
- Palisa Edmunds, 1964 [2]
- Pauleo Millen & Hamann, 1992 [2]
- Pauleo jubatus
- Sakuraeolis Baba & Hamatani, 1965 [2]
- Sakuraeolis enosimensis
- Sakuraeolis gerberina
- Sakuraeolis gujaratica
- Sakuraeolis kirembosa
- Sakuraeolis nungunoides
- Sakuraeolis sakuracea
- Setoeolis Baba & Hamatani, 1965[2]
- Setoeolis inconspicua
References
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- ^ Sea Slug Forum. Accessed 28 December 2006
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p 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.
Taxonomy
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The Family Glaucidae is a member of the Superfamily Aeolidioidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Glaucidae:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa
- Lophotrochozoans
- Superphylum: Eutrochozoa
- Phylum: Mollusca
(C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
- Class: Gastropoda
Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
- Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder: Heterobranchia
J.E. Gray, 1840
- Order: Opisthobranchia
Milne-Edwards, 1848 - opisthobranchs
- Suborder: Nudibranchia
Blainville, 1814 - Sea Slugs
- Superfamily: Aeolidioidea
Gray, 1827
- Family: Glaucidae Gray, 1827
- Superfamily: Aeolidioidea
Gray, 1827
- Suborder: Nudibranchia
Blainville, 1814 - Sea Slugs
- Order: Opisthobranchia
Milne-Edwards, 1848 - opisthobranchs
- Superorder: Heterobranchia
J.E. Gray, 1840
- Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Class: Gastropoda
Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
- Phylum: Mollusca
(C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
- Superphylum: Eutrochozoa
- Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa
- Lophotrochozoans
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
The Family Glaucidae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Subfamily (3): Babakininae · Glaucinae · Pteraeolidiinae
- Genus (4): Babakina · Glaucilla · Glaucus · Pteraeolidia
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 5 species and subspecies in the Family Glaucidae.
Genera
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Babakina
Babakina is a genus of sea slug[ 
]s, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Aeolidioidea. [more]
Glaucilla
Glaucus
Glaucus (Greek: ) was a Greek prophetic sea-god, born mortal and turned immortal upon eating a magical herb. It was believed that he commonly came to the rescue of sailors and fishermen in storms, having once been one himself. [more]
Pteraeolidia
More info about the Genus Pteraeolidia may be found here.
References
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- ^ Sea Slug Forum. Accessed 28 December 2006
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p 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 usefu l for lists of species within genera.)
- ^ Glauconella. Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database, accessed 25 November 2009.
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