Curnonidae
Introduction '''Curnonidae''' is a small family of sea slugs, nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs, in the clade Euthyneura.
Description The Curnonidae are a small family of nudibranchs with representatives in the Southern Ocean including South Africa.==Etymology== The genus name was originally a tribute to Dr. Jean Charcot, who led the expedition which discovered this species.
Genera Genera and species within the family Curnonidae include:* ''Curnon'' d'Udekem d'Acoz, 2017** ''Curnon granulosa'' (Vayssière, 1906) * ''Pseudotritonia'' Thiele, 1912** ''Pseudotritonia antarctica'' (Odhner, 1934)** ''Pseudotritonia gracilidens'' Odhner, 1944** ''Pseudotritonia quadrangularis'' Thiele, 1912 Names brought into synonymy:* ''Charcotia'' Vayssière, 1906 : synonym of ''Curnon'' d'Udekem d'Acoz, 2017 (invalid: junior homonym of Charcotia Chevreux, 1906 (January) Amphipoda; Curnon is a replacement name)* ''Telarma'' Odhner, 1934 synonym of ''Pseudotritonia'' Thiele, 1912
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