Aeolidacea

Samla bicolor, copyright Steve Childs.

Belongs within: Ringipleura.
Contains: Fionoidea, Paracoryphellidae, Flabellinidae, Coryphellidae, Facelinidae, Aeolidiidae.

The Aeolidacea are a group of sea slugs characterised by the presence of dorsal cerata bearing a single cnidosac (Korshunova et al. 2017). The cnidosacs function to contain nematocysts sequestered from the cnidarians on which the sea slugs feed, allowing their use in the nudibranch’s own defense.

<==Aeolidacea [Aeolidida, Aeolidiina, Eolidomorpha, Kladohepatica]KM17
| i. s.: AeolisC64
| |--A. barbarensisC64
| |--A. coronataH04
| |--A. parvula Pease 1860K65
| `--A. semidecora Pease 1860K65
| Kynaria Korshunova, Martynov et al. 2017KM17
| `--*K. cynara (Marcus & Marcus 1967) [=Coryphella cynara]KM17
|--+--+--FionoideaKM17
| | `--Abronica Cella et al. 2016 [Abronicidae]KM17
| | `--A. abronia (MacFarland 1966)KM17
| `--+--ApataidaeKM17
| | |--Tularia Burn 1966KM17
| | | `--T. bractea (Burn 1966) [=Cuthona bractea]KM17
| | `--Apata Korshunova, Martynov et al. 2017KM17
| | `--*A. pricei (MacFarland 1966) [=Coryphella pricei, Flabellina pricei]KM17
| | |--A. p. priceiKM17
| | `--A. p. komandorica Korshunova, Martynov et al. 2017KM17
| `--SamlidaeKM17
| |--Luisella Korshunova, Martynov et al. 2017KM17
| | `--*L. babai (Schmekel 1972) [=Flabellina babai]KM17
| `--Samla Bergh 1900KM17
| |--S. bicolor (Kelaart 1858) [=Eolis bicolor; incl. *S. annuligera Bergh 1900]KM17
| |--S. bilas (Gosliner & Willan 1991) [=Flabellina bilas]KM17
| |--S. macassarana (Bergh 1905) [=Flabellina macassarana]KM17
| |--S. riwo (Gosliner & Willan 1991) [=Flabellina riwo]KM17
| |--S. rubropurpurata (Gosliner & Willan 1991) [=Flabellina rubropurpurata]KM17
| |--S. takashigei Korshunova, Martynov et al. 2017KM17
| `--S. telja (Marcus & Marcus 1967) [=Flabellina telja]KM17
`--+--+--FlabellinopsidaeKM17
| | |--Flabellinopsis MacFarland 1966KM17
| | | `--*F. iodinea (Cooper 1863) [=Aeolis (Phidiana) iodinea, Flabellina iodinea]KM17
| | `--Baenopsis Korshunova, Martynov et al. 2017KM17
| | `--*B. baetica (Garcia-Gomez 1984) [=Flabellina baetica]KM17
| `--Flabellinoidea [Pleuroprocta]BR17
| | i. s.: Cumanotus Odhner 1907BR05 [CumanotidaeKM17, Cumanotinae]
| | `--*C. laticeps Odhner 1907BR17
| |--Notaeolidia Eliot 1905BR05 [NotaeolidiidaeBR17]
| | |--*N. gigas Eliot 1905BR17
| | `--N. depressa Eliot 1905KM17
| `--+--ParacoryphellidaeKM17
| `--+--FlabellinidaeKM17
| `--CoryphellidaeKM17
`--Aeolidioidea [Cleioprocta, Cleioproctoidea]BR17
| i. s.: Glaucidae [Glaucina, Glaucinae, Pleuropia, Pleuropinae, Pleuropodia]BR05
| |--Paralus Rafinesque 1815O06
| `--Glaucus Forster 1777 [=Pleuropus Rafinesque 1815]BR05
| |--*G. atlanticus Forster 1777 [=*Pleuropus atlanticus]BR05
| `--G. hexapterygiusG20
|--Unidentiidae [Unidentidae]KM17
| |--Pacifia Korshunova, Martynov et al. 2017KM17
| | |--*P. amica Korshunova, Martynov et al. 2017KM17
| | `--P. goddardi (Gosliner 2010) [=Flabellina goddardi]KM17
| `--Unidentia Millen & Hermosillo 2012KM17
| |--*U. angelvaldesi Millen & Hermosillo 2012KM17
| |--U. nihonrossija Korshunova, Martynov et al. 2017KM17
| `--U. sandramillenae Korshunova, Martynov et al. 2017KM17
`--+--FacelinidaeKM17
`--+--PleurolidiidaeKM17
| |--Pleurolidia Burn 1966BR05
| | `--*P. juliae Burn 1966BR17
| `--Protaeolidiella Baba 1955KM17, BR05 [Protaeolidiellidae]
| `--P. atra Baba 1955KM17
`--+--AeolidiidaeKM17
`--Babakina Roller 1973KM17, BR05 (see below for synonymy)
|--*B. festiva (Roller 1972) [=*Babaina festiva]BR17
|--B. anadoni (Ortea 1979)KM17
`--B. indopacifica Gosliner, Gonzalez-Duarte & Cervera 2007KM17

Babakina Roller 1973KM17, BR05 [=Babaina Roller 1972 non Odhner in Franc 1968BR05; Babainidae, Babakinidae, Babakininae]

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

[BR05] Bouchet, P., & J.-P. Rocroi. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia 47 (1–2): 1–397.

[BR17] Bouchet, P., J.-P. Rocroi, B. Hausdorf, A. Kaim, Y. Kano, A. Nützel, P. Parkhaev, M. Schrödl & E. E. Strong. 2017. Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia 61 (1–2): 1–526.

[C64] Carpenter, P. P. 1864. Supplementary report on the present state of our knowledge with regard to the Mollusca of the west coast of North America. Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 33: 517–686.

[G20] Goldfuss, G. A. 1820. Handbuch der Naturgeschichte vol. 3. Handbuch der Zoologie pt 1. Johann Leonhard Schrag: Nürnberg.

[H04] Haeckel, E. 1899–1904. Kunstformen der Natur. Bibliographisches Institut: Leipzig und Wien.

[K65] Kay, E. A. 1965. Marine molluscs in the Cuming collection, British Museum (Natural History) described by William Harper Pease. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History): Zoology Supplement 1: 1–96, 14 pls.

[KM17] Korshunova, T., A. Martynov, T. Bakken, J. Evertsen, K. Fletcher, I. W. Mudianta, H. Saito, K. Lundin, M. Schrödl & B. Picton. 2017. Polyphyly of the traditional family Flabellinidae affects a major group of Nudibranchia: aeolidacean taxonomic reassessment with descriptions of several new families, genera, and species (Mollusca, Gastropoda). ZooKeys 717: 1–139.

[O06] Özdikmen, H. 2006. Nomenclatural changes for some Laniatores (Opiliones) genera: new substitute names and new combinations. Mun. Ent. Zool. 1 (1): 63–68.

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