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Hermaeidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Limapontioidea

Higher classification
  
Sea angel

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Scientific name
  
Hermaeidae

Rank
  
Family

Hermaeidae

Similar
  
Molluscs, Gastropods, Cylindrobulla, Hermaea variopicta, Juliidae

Hermaeidae is a taxonomic family of sacoglossan sea slugs. These are marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Limapontioidea.

This family has no subfamilies.

Genera

Jensen (1996) listed three genera Aplysiopsis, Hermaea and Hermaeopsis A. Costa, 1869, which has been synonymized with genus Hermaea.

Jensen (2007) listed two valid genera in the family Hermaeidae:

  • genus Aplysiopsis Deshayes, 1839–53
  • genus Hermaea Lovèn, 1844 - type genus
  • Other invalid species within family Hermaeidae include:

  • Physopneumon carneum A. Costa, 1862
  • References

    Hermaeidae Wikipedia


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