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Family of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Myrrhinidae are a taxonomic family of colourful sea slugs. These are specifically aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs.[1]
Myrrhinidae | |
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Phyllodesmium briareum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
Superfamily: | Aeolidioidea |
Family: | Myrrhinidae Bergh, 1905 |
DNA studies found the Facelinidae to be polyphyletic and this family was brought back into use to partially resolve that situation.[2]
Genera within the family Myrrhinidae include:
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