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
Gosliner et al. have elevated subfamily Babakininae to family level Babakinidae.Genera
Genera and species within the family Facelinidae include:Subfamily FacelininaeFacelina Alder & Hancock, 1855 - type genus of the family FacelinidaeCaloria Trinchese, 1888Facelinopsis Pruvot-Fol, 1954
- * Facelinopsis marioni
- * Facelinopsis pacodelucia Ortea, Moro & Caballer, 2014Moridilla Bergh, 1888
- * Moridilla brockii Pruvotfolia Tardy, 1969
- * Pruvotfolia longicirrha
- * Pruvotfolia pselliotes
- * Pruvotfolia rochebruni Ortea, Moro & Caballer, 2002
Subfamily FavorininaeDicata Schmekel, 1967Favorinus M.E. Gray, 1850 - type genus of the subfamily FavorininaeSakuraeolis Baba, 1965
Subfamily Incertae sedisAdfacelina Millen & Hermosillo, 2012
- * Adfacelina medinai Millen & Hermosillo, 2012Algarvia Garcia-Gomez & Cervera, 1989
- * Algarvia alba Garcia-Gomez & Cervera, 1989Anetarca Gosliner, 1991
- *Anetarca armata Gosliner, 1991
- *Anetarca brasiliana García & Troncoso, 2004
- * Anetarca piutaensis Antonietta Schmekel, 1966Austraeolis Burn, 1962Bajaeolis Gosliner & Behrens, 1986
- * Bajaeolis bertschi Gosliner & Behrens, 1986Echinopsole Macnae, 1954
- * Echinopsole breviceratae Burn, 1962
- * Echinopsole fulvus Macnae, 1954Emarcusia Roller, 1972
- * Emarcusia morroensis Roller, 1972Hermosita Gosliner & Behrens, 1986
- * Hermosita hakunamatata
- * Hermosita sangria Gosliner & Behrens, 1986Jason Miller, 1974Learchis Bergh, 1896Nanuca Er. Marcus, 1957
- * Nanuca sebastiani Er. Marcus, 1957Noumeaella Risbec, 1937Palisa Edmunds, 1964
- * Palisa papillata Edmunds, 1964Pauleo Millen & Hamann, 1992
- * Pauleo jubatus Millen & Hamann, 1992Phidiana Gray, 1850Setoeolis Baba & Hamatani 1965
- * Setoeolis inconspicua
Subfamilies and genera brought into synonymy:Acanthopsole Trinchese, 1874: synonym of Facelina Alder & Hancock, 1855Ennoia Bergh, 1896: synonym of Phyllodesmium Ehrenberg, 1831
- Subfamily Facalaninae: synonym of FavorininaeFacelinella Pruvot-Fol, 1951: synonym of Facelinopsis Pruvot-Fol, 1954Facelinella Baba, 1949: synonym of Facelina Alder & Hancock, 1855Matharena Bergh in Mörch, 1871: synonym of Favorinus M. E. Gray, 1850Morildilla : synonym of Moridilla Bergh, 1888Muessa Er. Marcus, 1965: synonym of Facelina Alder & Hancock, 1855
- Subfamily Pruvotfoliinae: synonym of FacelininaeRizzolia Trinchese, 1877: synonym of Cratena Bergh, 1864Rolandia Pruvot-Fol, 1951 invalid: junior homonym of Rolandia Lacaze-Duthiers, 1900: synonym of Pruvotfolia Tardy, 1969
- Subfamily Rizzoliinae: synonym of Crateninae