MarBEF Data System


ERMS taxon details

Polyceridae Alder & Hancock, 1845

177 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:177)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Mollusca
  4. Gastropoda
  5. Heterobranchia
  6. Euthyneura
  7. Ringipleura
  8. Nudipleura
  9. Doridida
  10. Doridoidei
  11. Polyceroidea
  12. Polyceridae
accepted
Family
Polyceroidea Alder & Hancock, 1845

Ordering

  • Alphabetically
  • By status

Children Display

  1. Subfamily Nembrothinae Burn, 1967
    1. Genus Martadoris Willan & Y.-W. Chang, 2017
    2. Genus Roboastra Bergh, 1877
    3. Genus Tambja Burn, 1962
    4. Genus Tyrannodoris Willan & Y.-W. Chang, 2017
  2. Subfamily Polycerinae Alder & Hancock, 1845
    1. Genus Palio J. E. Gray, 1857
    2. Genus Polycera Cuvier, 1816
    3. Genus Polycerella A. E. Verrill, 1880
    4. Genus Thecacera J. Fleming, 1828
    5. Genus Greilada Bergh, 1894 accepted as Polycera Cuvier, 1816
    6. Genus Triopa G. Johnston, 1838 accepted as Palio J. E. Gray, 1857
  3. Subfamily Triophinae Odhner, 1941
    1. Genus Colga Bergh, 1880
    2. Genus Crimora Alder & Hancock, 1862
    3. Genus Kaloplocamus Bergh, 1880
    4. Genus Limacia O. F. Müller, 1781
    5. Genus Plocamopherus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
    6. 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)
    7. 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)
    8. Genus Issena Iredale & O'Donoghue, 1923 accepted as Colga Bergh, 1880 (Nom. nov. pro Issa Bergh, 1881, non Walker, 1867)
    9. Genus Peplidia R. T. Lowe, 1842 accepted as Plocamopherus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
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] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Polyceridae Alder & Hancock, 1845. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=177 on 2026-06-24
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Polyceridae Alder & Hancock, 1845. Accessed at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=177 on 2026-06-24
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
db_admin
2009-08-14 09:49:04Z
changed
db_admin
2010-09-27 07:46:00Z
checked
Bouchet, Philippe
2011-03-22 09:54:38Z
changed
Caballer, Manuel
2026-01-03 20:33:32Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe

Creative Commons License The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License


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  PDF available
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
    Definitions

Loading...


LanguageName 
Dutch mosdierslakken  [details]
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polyceridae) 
To Genbank (from synonym Polyceratidae Alder & Hancock, 1845)
To Genbank 
To ITIS
Web site hosted and maintained by Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) - Contact