The Polyceridae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks within the superfamily Polyceroidea.
The family Polyceridae is classified within the clade Doridacea, itself belonging to the clade Euctenidiacea within the clade Nudipleura (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
The Polyceridae consist of these subfamilies:
Polycerinae Alder & Hancock, 1845 - synonyms: Triopinae Gray, 1847, Euphuridae Iredale & O'Donoghue, 1923
Kalinginae Pruvot-Fol, 1956
Nembrothinae Burn, 1967
Triophinae Odhner, 1941
tribe Triophini Odhner, 1941 - synonym: Kaloplocaminae Pruvot-Fol, 1954
tribe Limaciini Winckworth, 1951 - synonym: Lailinae Burn, 1967
Genera in the Polyceridae include:
Subfamily Polycerinae Alder & Hancock, 1845
Genus Greilada
Genus Palio Gray, 1857
Genus Polycera Cuvier, 1817 - type genus in the family Polyceridae
Genus Polycerella A. E. Verrill, 1881
Genus Thecacera Fleming, 1828
Subfamily Kalinginae Pruvot-Fol, 1956
Genus Kalinga Alder & Hancock, 1864 - type genus in the subfamily Kalinginae
Subfamily Nembrothinae Burn, 1967
Genus Nembrotha (Bergh, 1877) - type genus in the subfamily Nembrothinae
Genus Roboastra (Bergh, 1877)
Genus Tambja Burn, 1962
Subfamily Triophinae Odhner, 1941
Genus Colga (Bergh, 1880)
Genus Crimora Alder and Hancock, 1855
Genus Heteroplocamus Oliver, 1915
Genus Holoplocamus Odhner, 1926
Genus Joubiniopsis Risbec, 1928
Genus Kaloplocamus (Bergh, 1893)
Genus Limacia O.F. Müller, 1781
Genus Plocamopherus (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1831)
Genus Triopha (Bergh, 1880) - type genus in the subfamily Triophinae
Genera brought into synonymy
Genus Cabrilla Fewkes, 1889: synonym of Triopha Bergh, 1880
Genus Euplocamus Philippi, 1836: synonym of Kaloplocamus Bergh, 1892
Genus Histiophorus Pease, 1860: synonym of Plocamopherus Rüppell in Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
Genus Issa Bergh, 1881: synonym of Colga Bergh, 1880
Genus Issena Iredale & O'Donoghue, 1923: synonym of Colga Bergh, 1880:
Genus Laila MacFarland 1905: synonym of Limacia Muller, 1781
Genus Peplidia Lowe, 1842: synonym of Plocamopherus Rüppell in Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
