WoRMS taxon details
Polyceridae Alder & Hancock, 1845
177 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:177)
accepted
Family
Polyceratidae Alder & Hancock, 1845 · unaccepted
- Subfamily Kalinginae Pruvot-Fol, 1956
- Subfamily Kankelibranchinae Ortea, Espinosa & Caballer, 2005
- Subfamily Nembrothinae Burn, 1967
- Genus Martadoris Willan & Y.-W. Chang, 2017
- Genus Nembrotha Bergh, 1877
- Genus Roboastra Bergh, 1877
- Genus Tambja Burn, 1962
- Genus Tyrannodoris Willan & Y.-W. Chang, 2017
- Genus Angasiella Crosse, 1864 accepted as Crimora Alder & Hancock, 1862
- Subfamily Okadaiinae Baba, 1930
- Genus Vayssierea Risbec, 1928
- Genus Okadaia Baba, 1930 accepted as Vayssierea Risbec, 1928
- Genus Pellibranchus Ralph, 1944 accepted as Vayssierea Risbec, 1928
- Subfamily Polycerinae Alder & Hancock, 1845
- Genus Gymnodoris W. Stimpson, 1855
- Genus Lamellana G.-Y. Lin, 1992
- Genus Lecithophorus Macnae, 1958
- Genus Palio Gray, 1857
- Genus Paliolla Burn, 1958
- Genus Paliota Pola, Miguel-González & Paz-Sedano, 2023
- Genus Polycera Cuvier, 1816
- Genus Polycerella A. E. Verrill, 1880
- Genus Thecacera J. Fleming, 1828
- Genus Analogium Risbec, 1928 accepted as Gymnodoris W. Stimpson, 1855
- Genus Esuriospinax Ortea, 1989 accepted as Paliolla Burn, 1958
- Genus Folietta F. Nordsieck, 1972 accepted as Palio Gray, 1857
- Genus Greilada Bergh, 1894 accepted as Polycera Cuvier, 1816
- Genus Rhodigina Bergh, 1877 accepted as Gymnodoris W. Stimpson, 1855
- Genus Trevelyana Kelaart, 1858 accepted as Gymnodoris W. Stimpson, 1855
- Genus Triopa G. Johnston, 1838 accepted as Palio Gray, 1857
- Subfamily Triophinae Odhner, 1941
- Genus Colga Bergh, 1880
- Genus Crimora Alder & Hancock, 1862
- Genus Holoplocamus Odhner, 1926
- Genus Joubiniopsis Risbec, 1928
- Genus Kaloplocamus Bergh, 1880
- Genus Limacia O. F. Müller, 1781
- Genus Plocamopherus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
- Genus Triopha Bergh, 1880
- Genus Caloplocamus Thiele, 1931 accepted as Kaloplocamus Bergh, 1880 (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)
- Genus Euphurus Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Limacia O. F. Müller, 1781
- Genus Euplocamus R. A. Philippi, 1836 accepted as Kaloplocamus Bergh, 1880 (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Euplocamus Latreille, 1809 [Lepidoptera]; Kaloplocamus and Heteroplocamus are replacement names)
- Genus Heteroplocamus W. R. B. Oliver, 1915 accepted as Kaloplocamus Bergh, 1880 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Genus Issa Bergh, 1881 accepted as Colga Bergh, 1880 (Unnecessary substitute name for Colga and junior homonym of Issa Walker, 1867; Issena is a replacement name)
- Genus Peplidia R. T. Lowe, 1842 accepted as Plocamopherus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
- Genus Plocamophorus [sic] accepted as Plocamopherus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828 (misspelling)
- Subfamily Acanthodoridinae P. Fischer, 1883 accepted as Acanthodorididae P. Fischer, 1883 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subfamily Aegirinae P. Fischer, 1883 accepted as Aegiridae P. Fischer, 1883 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subfamily Polyceridae incertae sedis (temporary name)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Polycerinae Alder & Hancock, 1845) Alder J. & Hancock A. (1845-1855). <i>A monograph of the British nudibranchiate Mollusca: with figures of all the species</i>. London: Ray Society. Part 1 (1845): fam. 1, pls 4, 5, 26; fam. 3, pls 3, 21, 24, 26, 34-36. Part 2 (1846): fam. 1, pls 10, 13, 18, 23; fam. 3, pls 1, 2, 4, 6, 12, 15, 23, 30, 42. Part 3 (1847): fam. 1, pls 6, 8, 19, 25; fam. 2, pl. 3; fam. 3, pls 1a, 7, 19, 28, 31, 33. Part 4 (1848): fam. 1, pls 7, 14, 20, 21, 24; fam. 2, pl. 5; fam. 3, pls 11, 13, 14, 20, 25, 40. Part 5 (1851): fam. 1, pls 1, 2, 12, 15, 16, 22; fam. 2, pl. 4; fam. 3, pls 5, 16, 17, 27, 37, 39, 43. Part 6 (1854): fam. 1, pls 3, 9, 11, 17; fam. 3, pls 9, 10, 18, 22, 29, 32, 41, 44. Part 7 (1855): pp. 1-54, fam. 1, pls 21a, 27; fam. 2, pls 1, 2; fam. 3, pls. 38a, 45-48. Appendix, pp. i-xl. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41957697
page(s): vol. 1 p. 2; note: original rank as Sub-family Polycerinae of Family Dorididae [details]
page(s): vol. 1 p. 2; note: original rank as Sub-family Polycerinae of Family Dorididae [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Polyceridae Alder & Hancock, 1845. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=177 on 2026-02-08
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Polycerinae Alder & Hancock, 1845) Alder J. & Hancock A. (1845-1855). <i>A monograph of the British nudibranchiate Mollusca: with figures of all the species</i>. London: Ray Society. Part 1 (1845): fam. 1, pls 4, 5, 26; fam. 3, pls 3, 21, 24, 26, 34-36. Part 2 (1846): fam. 1, pls 10, 13, 18, 23; fam. 3, pls 1, 2, 4, 6, 12, 15, 23, 30, 42. Part 3 (1847): fam. 1, pls 6, 8, 19, 25; fam. 2, pl. 3; fam. 3, pls 1a, 7, 19, 28, 31, 33. Part 4 (1848): fam. 1, pls 7, 14, 20, 21, 24; fam. 2, pl. 5; fam. 3, pls 11, 13, 14, 20, 25, 40. Part 5 (1851): fam. 1, pls 1, 2, 12, 15, 16, 22; fam. 2, pl. 4; fam. 3, pls 5, 16, 17, 27, 37, 39, 43. Part 6 (1854): fam. 1, pls 3, 9, 11, 17; fam. 3, pls 9, 10, 18, 22, 29, 32, 41, 44. Part 7 (1855): pp. 1-54, fam. 1, pls 21a, 27; fam. 2, pls 1, 2; fam. 3, pls. 38a, 45-48. Appendix, pp. i-xl. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41957697
page(s): vol. 1 p. 2; note: original rank as Sub-family Polycerinae of Family Dorididae [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
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page(s): vol. 1 p. 2; note: original rank as Sub-family Polycerinae of Family Dorididae [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
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