Eubranchidae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Aeolidioidea, the aeolid nudibranchs.[2]
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| Eubranchus sp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Eubranchidae Odhner, 1934[1] |
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Taxonomic history edit
The genera in this family were moved to the family Fionidae as a result of a molecular phylogenetics study.[3] This was reversed in 2017 with further DNA evidence and a re-interpretation of genus and family characteristics.[4]
Genera and species edit
Genera and species within the family Eubranchidae include:[2]
- Aenigmastyletus Martynov, 1998
- Aenigmastyletus alexei Martynov, 1998
- Amphorina Quatrefages, 1844
- Capellinia Trinchese, 1874
- Eubranchopsis
- Eubranchopsis virginalis Baba, 1949
- Eubranchus Forbes, 1838 - 44 species
- Galvinella Eliot, 1907
- Galvinella antarctica Eliot, 1907
- Leostyletus Martynov, 1998
- Leostyletus misakiensis (Baba, 1960)
- Leostyletus pseudomisakiensis Martynov, 1998
Subfamilies and genera brought into synonymy:
- Dunga Eliot, 1902: synonym of Eubranchus Forbes, 1838
- Egalvina Odhner, 1929: synonym of Eubranchus Forbes, 1838
- Galvina Alder & Hancock, 1855: synonym of Eubranchus Forbes, 1838
- Nudibranchus Martynov, 1998: synonym of Eubranchus Forbes, 1838
- Produnga Martynov, 1998: synonym of Eubranchus Forbes, 1838
References edit
- ^ Odhner, N. H. 1934. The Nudibranchiata. British Antarctic (“Terra Nova”) Expedition, 1910. British Museum (Natural History) Natural History Report, Zoology 7(5):229-310, pls. 1-3.
- ^ a b Caballer, M.; Bouchet, P. (2015). Eubranchidae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-26
- ^ Cella, K; Carmona Barnosi, L.; Ekimova, I; Chichvarkhin, A; Schepetov, D; Gosliner, T. M. (2016). A radical solution: The phylogeny of the nudibranch family Fionidae. PLoS ONE. 11(12): e0167800.
- ^ Korshunova, T.; Martynov, A.; Picton, B. (2017). Ontogeny as an important part of integrative taxonomy in tergipedid aeolidaceans (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) with a description of a new genus and species from the Barents Sea. Zootaxa. 4324(1): 1.