Parhedylidae

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Parhedylidae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Parhedyloidea.[4]

Phylum:Mollusca
Subterclass:Tectipleura
Subcohort:Panpulmonata
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Parhedylidae
A green slug
live Pontohedyle milaschewitchii
ot = oral tentacles,
ey = eyes,
dg = digestive gland.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subterclass: Tectipleura
Subcohort: Panpulmonata
Superorder: Acochlidiacea
Family: Parhedylidae
Thiele, 1931
Synonyms
  • Ganitidae Rankin, 1979
  • Livorniellidae Rankin, 1979[1][2]
  • Mancohedylidae Rankin, 1979[3]
  • Microhedylidae Odhner, 1937
  • Pontohedylidae Starobogatov, 1983
  • Sabulincolidae Rankin, 1979[3]
  • Unelidae Rankin, 1979[3]
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2005 taxonomy

Microhedylidae has been listed as a synonym of Parhedylidae in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005).[3] Ganitidae Rankin, 1979 has been listed as a sole family within Hedylopsoidea.[3] The type genus of Livorniellidae was Livorniella Rankin, 1979.[3]

2010 taxonomy

Sensu Schrödl & Neusser (2010)[5] is Microhedylidae within the clade Microhedylacea.[5] Parhedylidae is a synonym of Microhedylidae.[5] Microhedylidae s.l. may informally include Ganitidae, but inclusion of Ganitidae within Microhedylidae requires further research and higher statistical support.[5]

Genera

Genera within the Parhedylidae include:

  • Ganitus Marcus, 1953 - with the only species Ganitus evelinae Marcus, 1953 - it belongs to Microhedylidae s.l. / Ganitidae[5]
  • Microhedyle Hertling, 1930
    • Microhedyle glandulifera (Kowalevsky, 1901)[5]
    • Microhedyle nahantensis (Doe, 1974)[5]
    • Microhedyle odhneri (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1955)[5]
  • Microhedyle remanei (Er. Marcus, 1953)[5]
  • Paraganitus Challis, 1968 - with the only species Paraganitus ellynnae Challis, 1968 - it belongs to Microhedylidae s.l. / Ganitidae[5]
  • Paraganitus Challis, 1968
  • Parhedyle Thiele, 1931
  • Pontohedyle Golikov & Starobogatov, 1972
Genera brought into synonymy
  • Gastrohedyle Rankin, 1979: synonym of Pontohedyle Golikov & Starobogatov, 1972
  • Livorniella Rankin, 1979: synonym of Microhedyle Hertling, 1930
  • Mancohedyle Rankin, 1979: synonym of Pontohedyle Golikov & Starobogatov, 1972 (junior objective synontm of Pontohedyle)
  • Maraunibina Rankin, 1979: synonym of Pontohedyle Golikov & Starobogatov, 1972
  • Parahedyle [sic]: synonym of Parhedyle Thiele, 1931 (misspelling)
  • Sabulincola Rankin, 1979: synonym of Parhedyle Thiele, 1931
  • Stellaspina Rankin, 1979: synonym of Microhedyle Hertling, 1930
  • Unela Er. Marcus, 1953: synonym of Microhedyle Hertling, 1930

Cladogram

A cladogram based on sequences of mitochondrial 28S ribosomal RNA, 16S ribosomal RNA and cytochrome-c oxidase I (COI) genes showing phylogenic relations within the family Microhedylidae:[6]

Microhedylidae

Microhedyle sp. from St. Vincent

Ganitus evelinae

Paraganitus ellynnae

Microhedyle glandulifera

Parhedyle tyrtowii

Parhedyle cryptophthalma

Pontohedyle

References

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