Hermaeidae
Introduction '''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) listed three genera ''Aplysiopsis'', ''Hermaea'' and ''Hermaeopsis'' A. Costa, 1869, which has been synonymized with * ''Hermaea''.Jensen (2007) 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, 1860Other 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*