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Polyceroidea

Polyceroidea form a superfamily of small and medium-sized sea slugs within the Doridida.

The current taxonomy according to Bouchet et al. (2017) and accepted by WoRMS is:

Polyceroidea Alder & Hancock, 1845

  • Polyceridae Alder & Hancock, 1845
    • Kalinginae Pruvot-Fol, 1956
      • Kalinga Alder & Hancock, 1864
    • Kankelibranchinae Ortea, Espinosa & Caballer, 2005
      • Kankelibranchus Ortea, Espinosa & Caballer, 2005
    • Nembrothinae Burn, 1967
      • Martadoris Willan & Y.-W. Chang, 2017
      • Nembrotha Bergh, 1877
      • Roboastra Bergh, 1877
      • Tambja Burn, 1962
      • Tyrannodoris Willan & Y.-W. Chang, 2017
    • Okadaiinae Baba, 1930
      • Vayssierea Risbec, 1928
    • Polycerinae Alder & Hancock, 1845
      • Gymnodoris W. Stimpson, 1855
      • Lamellana G.-Y. Lin, 1992
      • Lecithophorus Macnae, 1958
      • Palio Gray, 1857
      • Paliolla Burn, 1958
      • Paliota Pola, Miguel-González & Paz-Sedano, 2023
      • Polycera Cuvier, 1816
      • Polycerella A. E. Verrill, 1880
      • Thecacera J. Fleming, 1828
    • Triophinae Odhner, 1941
      • Colga Bergh, 1880
      • Crimora Alder & Hancock, 1862
      • Holoplocamus Odhner, 1926
      • Joubiniopsis Risbec, 1928
      • Kaloplocamus Bergh, 1880
      • Limacia O. F. Müller, 1781
      • Plocamopherus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
      • Triopha Bergh, 1880

Species of Polyceroidea reported in the Mediterranean or around the Iberian Peninsula:

Bibliography

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    Bibliography based on the works by Steve Long, 2006. Bibliography of Opisthobranchia 1554-2000 and Gary McDonald, 2009. Bibliographia Nudibranchia, with later updates from other resources.