Cadlinidae is a
family
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of
sea slug
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s, dorid
nudibranch
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s,
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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s in the superfamily
Doridoidea
Doridoidea, commonly known as dorid nudibranchs (and previously known as the taxon Cryptobranchia), are a taxonomic superfamily of medium to large, shell-less sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Doridacea, included in the clade N ...
.
Molecular phylogenetic studies and their taxon-sampling schemes can have a strong influence of the resulting phylogeny. Research by R.F. Johnson in 2011
[Johnson R. F. (2011) "Breaking family ties: taxon sampling and molecular phylogeny of chromodorid nudibranchs (Mollusca, Gastropoda)". '']Zoologica Scripta
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'' 40(2): 137-157. DOI:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2010.00457.x. has shown that ''Cadlina'' does not belong to the family
Chromodorididae
Chromodorididae, or chromodorids, are a taxonomic family of colourful, sea slugs; dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Doridoidea. “Chromodorid nudibranchs are among the most gorgeously coloured of all animals. ...
. She has therefore brought back the name Cadlinidae from synonymy with Chromodorididae. She also included the genus ''Aldisa'' Bergh, 1878 in the family Cadlinidae.
Taxonomy
Genera within the family Cadlinidae include:
* ''
Aldisa'' Bergh, 1878
* ''
Cadlina'' Bergh, 1878
- synonyms: ''Acanthochila'' Mörch, 1868; ''Echinochila'' Mörch, 1869; ''Inuda'' Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1967; ''Juanella'' Odhner, 1921
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Gastropod families
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