Hermaeidae is a taxonomic family of sacoglossan sea slugs. These are marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Plakobranchoidea.
This family has no subfamilies.
Genera Jensen (1996)Jensen K. R. (1996). "Phylogenetic systematics and classification of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia)". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society London B Biological Sciences 351(1335 ): 91-122. . listed three genera Aplysiopsis, Hermaea and Hermaeopsis A. Costa, 1869, which has been synonymized with * Hermaea.
Jensen (2007)Jensen K. R. (November 2007). "Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)" . Bonner zoologische Beiträge 55(2006)(3-4): 255–281. listed two valid genera in the family Hermaeidae:
Aplysiopsis Deshayes, 1839–53 Caliphylla A. Costa, 1867 Cyerce Bergh, 1870 Hermaea Lovèn, 1844 - type * Mourgona Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970 Polybranchia Pease, 1860 Sohgenia Hamatani, 1991 Genera brought into synonymy Beccaria Trinchese, 1870: synonym of Caliphylla A. Costa, 1867 Branchophyllum Pruvot-Fol, 1947: synonym of Polybranchia Pease, 1860 (invalid: junior objective synonym of Phyllobranchillus, an earlier replacement name by the same author for the same homonym.) Hermaeina Trinchese, 1874: synonym of Aplysiopsis Deshayes, 1853 Hermaeopsis A. Costa, 1869: synonym of Hermaea Lovén, 1844 Jenseneria Ortea & Moro, 2015: synonym of Mourgona Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970 Lobiancoia Trinchese, 1881: synonym of Cyerce Bergh, 1870 Lobifera Pease, 1866: synonym of Polybranchia Pease, 1860 (Unnecessary substitute name for Polybranchia Pease, 1860) Phyllobranchillus Pruvot-Fol, 1933: synonym of Polybranchia Pease, 1860 Phyllobranchopsis Eliot, 1905: synonym of Aplysiopsis Bergh, 1898: synonym of Aplysia Linnaeus, 1767 Phyllobranchus Alder & Hancock, 1864: synonym of Polybranchia Pease, 1860 (Invalid: junior homonym of Phyllobranchus Girard, 1851 [Annelida]; Phyllobranchillus and Branchophyllum are replacement names) Physopneumon A. Costa, 1864: synonym of Hermaea Lovén, 1844 Polybranchea: synonym of Polybranchia Pease, 1860 Polybranchus: synonym of Polybranchia Pease, 1860
Other invalid species within family Hermaeidae include: Physopneumon carneum A. Costa, 1862
References
Moro L. & Ortea J. (2015). Nuevos taxones de babosas marinas de las islas Canarias y de Cabo Verde (Mollusca: Heterobranchia). Vieraea. 43: 21–86. Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1–2): 1-526
External links Adams H. & Adams A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls