Limapontiidae is a taxonomic family

Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

 of small to minute sacoglossa

Sacoglossa

Sacoglossa, commonly known as the sacoglossans or the "sap-sucking sea slugs", are a clade of small sea slugs and sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks that belong to the clade Heterobranchia...

n 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. These are marine

Marine (ocean)

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 opisthobranch gastropod mollusks.

These sea slugs resembling nudibranch

Nudibranch

A nudibranch is a member of what is now a taxonomic clade, and what was previously a suborder, of soft-bodied, marine gastropod mollusks which shed their shell after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colors and striking forms...

s, but are not closely related to them. Most of the species are green because of the green algae they eat and live on.

In the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi

Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)

The taxonomy of the Gastropoda as it was revised by Philippe Bouchet and Jean-Pierre Rocroi is currently the most up-to-date overall system for classifying gastropod mollusks...

 (2005), the former family Stiligeridae is described as a synonym of the family Limapontiidae Gray, 1847, belonging to the superfamily Limapontioidea Jensen, 1996.

This family has no subfamilies.

Genera

The following genera belong to the family Limapontiidae:

• Alderella Odhner in Franc, 1968
• Alderia
  Alderia
  Alderia is a genus of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Limapontiidae. These are sacoglossan sea slugs.-Species:Species within the genus Alderia include:* Alderia modesta* Alderia willowi-References:*...
  
  Allman, 1846
• Alderiopsis Baba, 1968
• Calliopaea
  Calliopaea
  Calliopaea is a genus of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Limapontiidae. These are sacoglossan sea slugs. -Species:Species within the genus Calliopaea include:* Calliopaea bellula d'Orbigny, 1837...
  
  d'Orbigny, 1837
• Costasiella
  Costasiella
  Costasiella is a genus of sacoglossan sea slugs, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Limapontiidae.The most recent diagnosis of the genus Costasiella is by the Dutch malacologist Cornelis Kees Swennen ....
  
  Pruvot-Fol, 1951 - 15 species
• Ercolania
  Ercolania
  Ercolania is a genus of small sacoglossan sea slugs, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Limapontiidae.- Species :Species within the genus Ercolania include 24 valid species:...
  
  Trinchese, 1872
• Limapontia Johnston, 1836 - type genus
• Olea Agersborg, 1923
• Placida
  Placida
  Placida is a genus of very small or minute sea slugs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Limapontiidae.Although similar in appearance to nudibranchs, species in this genus are actually Sacoglossans.- Species :...
  
  Trinchese, 1876
• Stiliger
  Stiliger
  Stiliger is a genus of small and minute sacoglossan or sap-sucking sea slugs. They are marine gastropod mollusks in the family Limapontiidae.They somewhat resemble nudibranchs, but are not closely related to them...
  
  Ehrenberg, 1831

Genera brought into synonymy :

• Alderina Pruvot-Fol, 1954 : synonym of Alderella Odhner in Franc, 1968
• Chalidis Quatrefages, 1844 : synonym of Limapontia Johnston, 1836
• Custiphorus Deshayes, 1853 : synonym of Calliopaea d'Orbigny, 1837
• Laura Trinchese, 1873 : synonym of Placida Trinchese, 1876