Myrrhinidae Explained

The Myrrhinidae are a taxonomic family of colourful sea slugs. These are specifically aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs.^[1]

Taxonomy

DNA studies found the Facelinidae to be polyphyletic and this family was brought back into use to partially resolve that situation.^[2]

Genera

Genera within the family Myrrhinidae include:

• Dondice Er. Marcus, 1958
• Godiva Macnae, 1954
• Hermissenda Bergh, 1879
• Nanuca Er. Marcus, 1957
• Nemesignis Furfaro & Mariottini, 2021
• Phyllodesmium Ehrenberg, 1831 (1828)

Synonyms:

• Nemesis Furfaro & Mariottini, 2021: synonym of Nemesignis Furfaro & Mariottini, 2021 (invalid: junior homonym of Nemesis Risso, 1826 [Crustacea]; Nemesignis is a replacement name)

External links

• Bergh, L.S.R., 1905. Die Opisthobranchiata der Siboga-expedition. Siboga-Expeditie. 50: 1–248, pls 1-20, page(s): 226]
• Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia. 47 (1-2): 1-397.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Myrrhinidae Bergh, 1905. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2022-10-09.
2. 10.3897/zookeys.818.30477 . 818 . free . The extraordinary genus Myja is not a tergipedid, but related to the Facelinidae s. STR. With the addition of two new species from Japan (Mollusca, Nudibranchia) . 2019 . Martynov . Alexander . Mehrotra . Rahul . Chavanich . Suchana . Nakano . Rie . Kashio . Sho . Lundin . Kennet . Picton . Bernard . Korshunova . Tatiana . ZooKeys . 89–116 . 30723380 . 6354008 . 2019ZooK..818...89M .