Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Metarminoidea Phylum Mollusca Order Nudibranch | Class Gastropoda Scientific name Charcotiidae Rank Family | |
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Charcotiidae is a small family of sea slugs, nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs, in the clade Euthyneura. There are no subfamilies in Charcotiidae.
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Description
The Charcotiidae are a small family of nudibranchs with representatives in the Southern Ocean including South Africa.
Etymology
The genus name is a tribute to Dr. Jean Charcot, who led the expedition which discovered this species.
Genera
Genera and species within the family Charcotiidae include:
Names brought into synonymy:
References
Charcotiidae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA