Calycidorididae Explained

Calycidorididae are a taxonomic family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Onchidoridoidea.^[1]

Genera

Genera in the family Calycidorididae include:^[2]

• Calycidoris Abraham, 1876
• Diaphorodoris Iredale & O'Donoghue, 1923

The following genera are currently considered to be synonyms or have been transferred to another family:

• Lamellidoridella Baba, 1938: synonym of Diaphorodoris Iredale & O'Donoghue, 1923

Notes and References

1. Hallas J.M. & Gosliner T.M. (2015). Family matters: The first molecular phylogeny of the Onchidorididae Gray, 1827 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchia). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 88: 16-27.
2. Bouchet, P. (2014). Calycidorididae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-21.