African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Phyllidiidae Rafinesque, 1814

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Phyllidiidae Rafinesque, 1814

AphiaID

23093 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:23093)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Type taxon

Phyllidia Cuvier, 1797

Parent

Phyllidioidea Rafinesque, 1814

Original name

Phyllidiidae Rafinesque, 1814

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Genus Phyllidia Cuvier, 1797
Genus Phyllidiella Bergh, 1869
Genus Phyllidiopsis Bergh, 1876
Genus Fryeria Gray, 1853 accepted as Phyllidia Cuvier, 1797
Genus Reyfria Yonow, 1986 accepted as Phyllidia Cuvier, 1797

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Rafinesque, C. S. (1814). Précis des découvertes et travaux somiologiques ou zoologiques et botaniques. pp. 55, errata. Palermo: Royale Typographie Militáire.
page(s): 42; note: original spelling (family) Phyllidia. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Phyllidiidae Rafinesque, 1814. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23093 on 2026-02-02

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Phyllidiidae Rafinesque, 1814. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23093 on 2026-02-02

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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2009-08-14 09:49:04Z

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original description Rafinesque, C. S. (1814). Précis des découvertes et travaux somiologiques ou zoologiques et botaniques. pp. 55, errata. Palermo: Royale Typographie Militáire.
page(s): 42; note: original spelling (family) Phyllidia. [details]

basis of record Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors

additional source Brunckhorst D.J. (1993). The systematics and phylogeny of phyllidiid nudibranchs (Doridoidea. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> suppl. 16: 1-108., available online at https://journals.australianmuseum.net.au/brunckhorst-1993-rec-aust-mus-suppl-16-1107/ [details]

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