Facelinidae
The Facelinidae are a taxonomic family of colorful sea slugs. These are specifically aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs.
Taxonomy
2005 taxonomy
This family consists of the following subfamilies :- Facelininae Bergh, 1889 - synonyms: Caloriidae Odhner, 1968; Phidianidae Odhner, 1968; Pruvotfoliinae Tardy, 1970
- Babakininae Roller, 1973 - synonym: Babainidae Roller, 1972
- Crateninae Bergh, 1889 - synonym: Rizzoliinae Odhner, 1939
- Favorininae Bergh, 1889 - synonyms: Myrrhinidae Bergh, 1905; Phyllodesmiinae Thiele, 1931; Facalaninae Er. Marcus, 1958
- Herviellinae Burn, 1967
- Pteraeolidiinae Risbec, 1953
2007 taxonomy
Genera
Genera and species within the family Facelinidae include:Subfamily Facelininae
- Facelina Alder & Hancock, 1855 - type genus of the family Facelinidae
- Caloria Trinchese, 1888
- Facelinopsis Pruvot-Fol, 1954
- * Facelinopsis marioni
- * Facelinopsis pacodelucia Ortea, Moro & Caballer, 2014
- Moridilla Bergh, 1888
- * Moridilla brockii
- Pruvotfolia Tardy, 1969
- * Pruvotfolia longicirrha
- * Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- * Pruvotfolia rochebruni Ortea, Moro & Caballer, 2002
Subfamily Crateninae
Subfamily Favorininae
- Dicata Schmekel, 1967
- Favorinus M.E. Gray, 1850 - type genus of the subfamily Favorininae
- Sakuraeolis Baba, 1965
Subfamily Incertae sedis
- Adfacelina Millen & Hermosillo, 2012
- * Adfacelina medinai Millen & Hermosillo, 2012
- Algarvia Garcia-Gomez & Cervera, 1989
- * Algarvia alba Garcia-Gomez & Cervera, 1989
- Anetarca Gosliner, 1991
- *Anetarca armata Gosliner, 1991
- *Anetarca brasiliana García & Troncoso, 2004
- * Anetarca piutaensis
- Antonietta Schmekel, 1966
- Austraeolis Burn, 1962
- Bajaeolis Gosliner & Behrens, 1986
- * Bajaeolis bertschi Gosliner & Behrens, 1986
- Echinopsole Macnae, 1954
- * Echinopsole breviceratae Burn, 1962
- * Echinopsole fulvus Macnae, 1954
- Emarcusia Roller, 1972
- * Emarcusia morroensis Roller, 1972
- Hermosita Gosliner & Behrens, 1986
- * Hermosita hakunamatata
- * Hermosita sangria Gosliner & Behrens, 1986
- Jason Miller, 1974
- Learchis Bergh, 1896
- Nanuca Er. Marcus, 1957
- * Nanuca sebastiani Er. Marcus, 1957
- Noumeaella Risbec, 1937
- Palisa Edmunds, 1964
- * Palisa papillata Edmunds, 1964
- Pauleo Millen & Hamann, 1992
- * Pauleo jubatus Millen & Hamann, 1992
- Phidiana Gray, 1850
- Setoeolis Baba & Hamatani 1965
- * Setoeolis inconspicua
Subfamilies and genera brought into synonymy:
- Acanthopsole Trinchese, 1874: synonym of Facelina Alder & Hancock, 1855
- Ennoia Bergh, 1896: synonym of Phyllodesmium Ehrenberg, 1831
- Subfamily Facalaninae: synonym of Favorininae
- Facelinella Pruvot-Fol, 1951: synonym of Facelinopsis Pruvot-Fol, 1954
- Facelinella Baba, 1949: synonym of Facelina Alder & Hancock, 1855
- Matharena Bergh in Mörch, 1871: synonym of Favorinus M. E. Gray, 1850
- Morildilla : synonym of Moridilla Bergh, 1888
- Muessa Er. Marcus, 1965: synonym of Facelina Alder & Hancock, 1855
- Subfamily Pruvotfoliinae: synonym of Facelininae
- Rizzolia Trinchese, 1877: synonym of Cratena Bergh, 1864
- Rolandia Pruvot-Fol, 1951 invalid: junior homonym of Rolandia Lacaze-Duthiers, 1900: synonym of Pruvotfolia Tardy, 1969
- Subfamily Rizzoliinae: synonym of Crateninae