''Phidiana'' is a
genus
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of
sea slug
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s, aeolid
nudibranch
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s,
marine
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gastropod
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mollusc
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s in the
family
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Facelinidae
The Facelinidae are a taxonomic family of colorful sea slugs. These are specifically aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs.Bouchet, P. (2012). Facelinidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marine ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Phidiana'' include:
* ''
Phidiana adiuncta''
Ortea, Caballer & Moro, 2004
* ''
Phidiana anulifera''
(Baba, 1949)
* ''
Phidiana bourailli''
(Risbec, 1928)
* ''
Phidiana hiltoni''
(O'Donoghue, 1927)
* ''
Phidiana lascrucensis''
Bertsch & Ferreira, 1974
* ''
Phidiana lottini''
(Lesson, 1831)
* ''
Phidiana lynceus''
Bergh, 1867
* ''
Phidiana mariadelmarae''
Garcia F. & Troncoso, 1999
* ''
Phidiana militaris''
(Alder & Hancock, 1864)
* ''
Phidiana milleri''
Rudman, 1980
* ''
Phidiana mimica''
Padula, Wirtz & Schrödl, 2017
* ''
Phidiana patagonica''
(d'Orbigny, 1836)
* ''
Phidiana pegasus''
Willan, 1987
* ''
Phidiana riosi''
Garcia & Troncoso, 2003
* ''
Phidiana salaamica''
Rudman, 1980
* ''
Phidiana semidecora''
(Pease, 1860)
* ''
Phidiana unilineata''
(Alder & Hancock, 1864)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Phidiana attenuata''
Couthouy, 1852: synonym of ''Phidiana lottini''
(Lesson, 1831)
* ''Phidiana bouraili''
ic synonym of ''Phidiana bourailli''
(Risbec, 1928)
* ''Phidiana bourrailli''
ic synonym of ''Phidiana bourailli''
(Risbec, 1928)
* ''Phidiana brevicauda''
Engel, 1925: synonym of ''Phidiana lynceus''
Bergh, 1867
* ''Phidiana crassicornis'' (Eschscholtz, 1831): synonym of ''
Hermissenda crassicornis
''Hermissenda crassicornis'', also known as the opalescent nudibranch or thick-horned nudibranch, is a species of brightly coloured, sea slug or nudibranch, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family (taxonomy), family Facelinidae.R ...
'' (Eschscholtz, 1831)
* ''Phidiana exigua''
Bergh, 1898: synonym of ''Phidiana lottini''
(Lesson, 1831)
* ''Phidiana indica'': synonym of ''
Caloria indica''
[Gofas, S. (2009). ''Caloria indica'' (Bergh, 1896). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181240 on 2010-05-18]
* ''Phidiana longicirrha''
Eliot, 1906: synonym of ''
Pruvotfolia longicirrha''
(Eliot, 1906) (original combination)
* ''Phidiana nigra''
MacFarland, 1966: synonym of ''Phidiana hiltoni''
(O'Donoghue, 1927)
* ''Phidiana pugnax''
Lance, 1961: synonym of ''Phidiana hiltoni''
(O'Donoghue, 1927)
* ''Phidiana selencae''
Bergh, 1879: synonym of ''Phidiana lynceus''
Bergh, 1867
References
* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.'' Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
* Edmunds, M. (2015). Opisthobranchiate Mollusca from Ghana: Facelinidae. Journal of Conchology. 42(2): 125-161
External links
Gray, J. E. (1850). (text). In: Gray, M. E., Figures of molluscous animals, selected from various authors. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London. Vol. 4, iv + 219 pp. (August)
Facelinidae
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
Gastropod genera
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