Cadlina

Cadlina
Cadlina laevis, Norway
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Cadlinidae
Genus: Cadlina
Bergh, 1879
Synonyms[1]
  • Acanthochila Mörch, 1868 (invalid)
  • Echinochila Mörch, 1869 (invalid)
  • Inuda Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1967
  • Juanella Odhner, 1921

Cadlina is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod mollusks historically classified in the family Chromodorididae.[1] Recent research by R.F. Johnson in 2011 has shown that Cadlina does not belong to the family Chromodorididae.[2] She has therefore brought back the name Cadlinidae from synonymy with Chromodorididae. The family Cadlinidae also includes the genus Aldisa Bergh, 1878.[2]

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Cadlina Bergh, 1878. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137781 on 2011-03-03
  2. ^ a b Johnson R. F. (2011) "Breaking family ties: taxon sampling and molecular phylogeny of chromodorid nudibranchs (Mollusca, Gastropoda)". Zoologica Scripta 40(2): 137-157. DOI:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2010.00457.x.