Placobranchacea
Encyclopedia
The Placobranchacea are a taxonomic family
of sea slug
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in the clade
Sacoglossa
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Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of sea slug
Sea slug
Sea slug is a common name used for several different groups of saltwater snails that either lack a shell or have only an internal shell, in other words this name is used for various lineages of marine gastropod mollusks that are either not conchiferous or appear not to be.The phrase "sea slug" is...
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod molluscs in the clade
Clade
A clade is a group consisting of a species and all its descendants. In the terms of biological systematics, a clade is a single "branch" on the "tree of life". The idea that such a "natural group" of organisms should be grouped together and given a taxonomic name is central to biological...
Sacoglossa
Sacoglossa
Sacoglossa, commonly known as the sacoglossans or the "sap-sucking sea slugs", are a clade of small sea slugs and sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks that belong to the clade Heterobranchia...
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Taxonomy
- Superfamily PlacobranchoideaPlacobranchoideaPlacobranchoidea are a superfamily of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks within the clade Sacoglossa....
- Family Placobranchidae
- Family BoselliidaeBoselliidaeBosellia is a genus of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks within the superfamily Placobranchoidea.Bosellia is the only genus in the family Boselliidae. Such families are monotypic families and this family has no subfamilies....
- Family PlatyhedylidaePlatyhedylidaePlatyhedylidae is a family of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks.This family has no subfamilies.- Genera :There are two genera in the family Platyhedylidae:* Gascoignella Jensen, 1985* Platyhedyle Salwini-Plawen, 1973 - type genus...
- Superfamily LimapontioideaLimapontioideaLimapontioidea are a superfamily of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks within the clade Sacoglossa.-Families:Families within the superfamily Limapontioidea include:*Family Limapontiidae*Family Caliphyllidae*Family Hermaeidae...
- Family Limapontiidae
- Family CaliphyllidaeCaliphyllidaeCaliphyllidae is a taxonomic family of sacoglossan sea slugs. These are marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the clade Sacoglossa.This family has no subfamilies.-Genera:There are five genera in the family Caliphyllidae:* Caliphylla A...
- Family HermaeidaeHermaeidaeHermaeidae is a taxonomic family of sacoglossan sea slugs. These are marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Limapontioidea.This family has no subfamilies.-Genera:...