Dexiarchia
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The Dexiarchia are a 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...

 of sea slug
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...

s, shell-less 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 Nudipleura
Nudipleura
Nudipleura are a clade of sea snails and sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks within the large clade Heterobranchia.- 2005 taxonomy :In the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi , the clade Nudipleura is arranged as follows:*Clade Nudipleura...

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This classification is based on the study by Schrödl et al., published in 2001, who recognized within this clade two clades Pseudoeuctenidiacea and Cladobranchia.

Clade Pseudoeuctenidiacea  ( = Doridoxida)

  • Superfamily Doridoxoidea
    Doridoxoidea
    Doridoxidae, commonly known as dorid nudibranchs, are a taxonomic family of medium to large, shell-less sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Nudibranchia within the clade Dexiarchia....

    • Family Doridoxidae

Clade Cladobranchia
Cladobranchia
The Cladobranchia are a taxonomic clade of nudibranch sea snails or slugs, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Dexiarchia.-Taxonomy:**Family Charcotiidae**Family Dironidae**Family Dotidae**Family Embletoniidae**Family Goniaeolididae**Family Heroidae...

 ( = Cladohepatica)

Contains the subclades Euarminida, Dendronotida and Aeolidida
  • Not assigned to a superfamily
    • Family Charcotiidae
      Charcotiidae
      Charcotiidae is a family of sea slugs, nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs, in the clade Euthyneura. There are no subfamilies in Charcotiidae...

    • Family Dironidae
      Dironidae
      Dironidae is a family of nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs, in the clade Euthyneura. There are no subfamilies in Dironidae.- References :...

    • Family Dotidae
      Dotidae
      Dotidae are a taxonomic family of small sea slugs, nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the order Opisthobranchia.This family has also been spelled in the past as "Dotonidae" and "Dotoidae"...

    • Family Embletoniidae
      Embletoniidae
      Embletoniidae is a family of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs, in the clade Nudipleura. There are no subfamilies in the Embletoniidae....

    • Family Goniaeolididae
      Goniaeolididae
      Goniaeolididae is a family of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs, in the informal group Nudipleura. There are no subfamilies in Goniaeolididae....

    • Family Heroidae
      Heroidae
      Heroidae is a family of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Nudipleura. There are no subfamilies in Heroidae.The only genus in the family is Hero and it has two known species, Hero blanchardi and Hero formosa....

    • Family Madrellidae
      Madrellidae
      Madrellidae is a family of nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs, in the clade Nudipleura. There are no subfamilies in Madrellidae.-Genera:Genera and species within the family Madrellidae include:* Madrella**Madrella ferruginosa...

    • Family Pinufiidae
      Pinufiidae
      Pinufiidae is a family of sea slugs, specifically nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs, in the clade Nudipleura. There are no subfamilies in Pinufiidae.- References :...

    • Family Proctonotidae

Subclade Euarminida

  • Superfamily Arminoidea
    Arminoidea
    Arminoidea is a superfamily of small sea slugs, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Nudibranchia.Arminoidea is the only superfamily in the clade Euarminida.-Families :A study, published in 2000, has demonstrated that Arminoidea is paraphyletic....

    • Family Arminidae
      Arminidae
      Arminidae is a family of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Arminoidea.- Taxonomy :The Arminidae family is classified within the clade Cladobranchia, itself belonging to the clade Nudibranchia .This family has been renamed several times...

    • Family Doridomorphidae
      Doridomorphidae
      Doridomorphidae is a taxonomic family of colorful sea slugs or nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs.-Genera :Genera and species within the family Facelinidae include:*Doridoeides**Doridoeides gardineri Eliot & Evans, 1908...


Subclade Dendronotida

  • Superfamily Tritonioidea
    Tritonioidea
    Tritonioidea is a superfamily of small sea slugs, nudibranchs. These are marine gastropod mollusks.Tritonioidea is the only superfamily in the clade Dendronotida....

    • Family Tritoniidae
      Tritoniidae
      Tritoniidae are a taxonomic family of dendronotid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs.-Genera:Genera in the family Tritoniidae include:* Marionia Vayssiere, 1877* Trochuina Odhner, 1963* Tritonia Cuvier, 1798* Tritonidoxa Bergh, 1907...

    • Family Aranucidae
      Aranucidae
      Aranucidae is a family of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Tritonioidea.- Taxonomy :This family is within the clade Cladobranchia...

    • Family Bornellidae
      Bornellidae
      Bornellidae is a family of sea snails or sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Tritonioidea.This family is within the clade Cladobranchia .- Taxonomy :...

    • Family Dendronotidae
      Dendronotidae
      Dendronotidae is a family of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Tritonioidea.This family is within the clade Cladobranchia .-Description:...

    • Family Hancockiidae
      Hancockiidae
      Hancockiidae is a family of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Tritonioidea.This family is within the clade Cladobranchia .- Taxonomy :...

    • Family Lomanotidae
      Lomanotidae
      Lomanotidae is a family of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Tritonioidea.The family Lomanotidae has no subfamilies.-Genera :Genera within the family Lomanotidae include:* Lomanotus Verany, 1844 - type genus...

    • Family Phylliroidae
      Phylliroidae
      Phylliroidae are a taxonomic family of nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the order Opisthobranchia.-Genera:Genera in the family Phylliroidae include:* Phylliroe Peron and Lesueur, 1810-References:...

    • Family Scyllaeidae
      Scyllaeidae
      Scyllaeidae is a family of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Tritonioidea.This family is within the clade Cladobranchia .- Taxonomy :...

    • Family Tethydidae
      Tethydidae
      Tethydidae is a family of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Tritonioidea.- Taxonomy :This family is within the clade Cladobranchia and has no subfamilies ....


Subclade Aeolidida

  • Superfamily Flabellinoidea
    Flabellinoidea
    Flabellinoidea is a superfamily of small sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs. They are gastropod mollusks in the clade Aeolidida.-Families:Families within the superfamily Flabellinoidea as follows:* Family Flabellinidae Bergh, 1889...

     ( = Pleuroprocta)
    • Family Flabellinidae
      Flabellinidae
      Flabellinidae is a taxonomic family of brightly-colored sea slugs, specifically nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks.This family has no subfamilies.-Genera and species:Genera and species within the family Flabellinidae include:...

    • Family Notaeolidiidae
      Notaeolidiidae
      Notaeolidiidae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, specifically aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Flabellinoidea.-Genera:Genera and species within the family Notaeolidiidae include:* Notaeolidia...

  • Superfamily Fionoidea
    Fionoidea
    Fionoidea is a superfamily of small sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs. They are gastropod mollusks within the clade Aeolidida.-Families:Families within the superfamily Fionoidea are as follows:* Family Fionidae Gray, 1857...

    • Family Fionidae
    • Family Calmidae
      Calmidae
      Calmidae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs. These are specifically aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Fionoidea.This family has no subfamilies.- External links :*...

    • Family Eubranchidae
      Eubranchidae
      Eubranchidae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Aeolidioidea, the aeolid nudibranchs.-Genera and species:Genera and species within the family Eubranchidae include:* Baeolidia...

    • Family Pseudovermidae
      Pseudovermidae
      Pseudovermidae is a taxonomic family of minute sea slugs, specifically aolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusks.This family has no subfamilies.These extremely small sea slugs are meiofauna; they live among sand grains....

    • Family Tergipedidae
      Tergipedidae
      Tergipedidae is a family of seaslugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Nudibranchia .- Taxonomy :...

  • Superfamily Aeolidioidea
    Aeolidioidea
    Aeolidioidea is a superfamily of small sea slugs, the aeolid nudibranchs. They are gastropod mollusks.-2005 taxonomy :The superfamily Aeolidioidea consists of the following four families :* Aeolidiidae Gray, 1827* Facelinidae Bergh, 1889* Glaucidae Gray, 1827* Piseinotecidae Edmunds, 1970Synonyms...

    • Family Aeolidiidae
      Aeolidiidae
      Aeolidiidae, the aeolid nudibranchs, are a family of Nudibranchs. Many feed on hydroids and thus have highly serrated radular teeth.- Genera :Genera and species within the Aeolidiidae include:* Aeolidia Cuvier, 1797 - type genus...

    • Family Facelinidae
      Facelinidae
      Facelinidae is a taxonomic family of colorful sea slugs. These are specifically aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs.- 2005 taxonomy :...

    • Family Glaucidae
      Glaucidae
      Glaucidae is a taxonomic family of colorful sea slugs. These are specifically aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Aeolidioidea.-Genera and species:Genera and species within the family Glaucidae include:...

    • Family Piseinotecidae
      Piseinotecidae
      Piseinotecidae is a taxonomic family of colorful sea slugs. These are specifically aolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs.-Genera and species:Genera and species within the family Piseinotecidae include:* Piseinotecus E. R. Marcus, 1955...

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