Eubranchidae is a
taxonomic family
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of
sea slug
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s,
marine gastropod
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mollusc
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s in the
superfamily Aeolidioidea, the aeolid
nudibranch
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s.
[Caballer, M.; Bouchet, P. (2015)]
Eubranchidae.
In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-26
Taxonomic history
The genera in this family were moved to the family
Fionidae as a result of a molecular phylogenetics study. This was reversed in 2017 with further DNA evidence and a re-interpretation of genus and family characteristics.
[Korshunova, T.; Martynov, A.; Picton, B. (2017)]
Ontogeny as an important part of integrative taxonomy in tergipedid aeolidaceans (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) with a description of a new genus and species from the Barents Sea.
Zootaxa. 4324(1): 1.
Genera and species
Genera and species within the family Eubranchidae include:
* ''
Aenigmastyletus''
Martynov, 1998
** ''
Aenigmastyletus alexei''
Martynov, 1998
* ''
Amphorina''
Quatrefages, 1844
* ''
Capellinia''
Trinchese, 1874
* ''
Eubranchopsis''
** ''
Eubranchopsis virginalis''
Baba, 1949
* ''
Eubranchus''
Forbes, 1838 - 44 species
* ''
Galvinella''
Eliot, 1907
** ''
Galvinella antarctica''
Eliot, 1907
* ''
Leostyletus''
Martynov, 1998
** ''
Leostyletus misakiensis''
(Baba, 1960)
** ''
Leostyletus pseudomisakiensis''
Martynov, 1998
Subfamilies and genera brought into synonymy:
* ''Dunga''
Eliot, 1902: synonym of ''Eubranchus''
Forbes, 1838
* ''Egalvina''
Odhner, 1929: synonym of ''Eubranchus''
Forbes, 1838
* ''Galvina''
Alder & Hancock, 1855: synonym of ''Eubranchus''
Forbes, 1838
* ''Nudibranchus''
Martynov, 1998: synonym of ''Eubranchus''
Forbes, 1838
* ''Produnga''
Martynov, 1998: synonym of ''Eubranchus''
Forbes, 1838
References
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