Facelinidae
Introduction The '''Facelinidae''' are a taxonomic family of colorful sea slugs. These are specifically aeolid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs.
Taxonomy === 2005 taxonomy ===This family consists of the following subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):* Facelininae Bergh, 1889 - synonyms: Caloriidae Odhner, 1968; Phidianidae Odhner, 1968; Pruvotfoliinae Tardy, 1970* Babakininae Roller, 1973 - synonym: Babainidae Roller, 1972 (inv. )* Crateninae Bergh, 1889 - synonym: Rizzoliinae Odhner, 1939 (inv. )* Favorininae Bergh, 1889 - synonyms: Myrrhinidae Bergh, 1905; Phyllodesmiinae Thiele, 1931;   Facalaninae Er. Marcus, 1958* Herviellinae Burn, 1967* Pteraeolidiinae Risbec, 1953=== 2007 taxonomy ===Gosliner et al. (2007) have elevated subfamily Babakininae to family level Babakinidae.
Genera Genera and species within the family Facelinidae include:Subfamily Facelininae* ''Facelina'' Alder & Hancock, 1855 - type genus of the family Facelinidae* ''Caloria'' Trinchese, 1888* ''Facelinopsis'' Pruvot-Fol, 1954** ''Facelinopsis marioni'' (Vayssière, 1888)** ''Facelinopsis pacodelucia'' Ortea, Moro & Caballer, 2014* ''Moridilla'' Bergh, 1888 (nomen dubium)** ''Moridilla brockii'' (nomen dubium)* ''Pruvotfolia'' Tardy, 1969** ''Pruvotfolia longicirrha'' (Eliot, 1906)** ''Pruvotfolia pselliotes'' (Labbé, 1923)** ''Pruvotfolia rochebruni'' Ortea, Moro & Caballer, 2002Subfamily Crateninae* ''Amanda'' Macnae, 1954* ''Cratena'' Bergh, 1864 - type genus of the subfamily CrateninaeSubfamily Favorininae* ''Dicata'' Schmekel, 1967* ''Favorinus'' M.E. Gray, 1850 - type genus of the subfamily Favorininae* ''Sakuraeolis'' Baba, 1965Subfamily Herviellinae* ''Herviella''  Baba, 1949 - type genus of the subfamily HerviellinaeSubfamily Pteraeolidiinae* ''Pteraeolidia'' Bergh, 1875 - type genus of the subfamily PteraeolidiinaeSubfamily ''Incertae sedis''* ''Adfacelina'' Millen & Hermosillo, 2012 ** ''Adfacelina medinai'' Millen & Hermosillo, 2012* ''Algarvia'' Garcia-Gomez & Cervera, 1989** ''Algarvia alba'' Garcia-Gomez & Cervera, 1989* ''Anetarca'' Gosliner, 1991**''Anetarca armata'' Gosliner, 1991**''Anetarca brasiliana'' García & Troncoso, 2004** ''Anetarca piutaensis'' (Ortea, Caballer & Espinosa, 2003)* ''Antonietta'' Schmekel, 1966* ''Austraeolis'' Burn, 1962* ''Bajaeolis'' Gosliner & Behrens, 1986** ''Bajaeolis bertschi'' Gosliner & Behrens, 1986* ''Echinopsole'' Macnae, 1954** ''Echinopsole breviceratae'' Burn, 1962** ''Echinopsole fulvus'' Macnae, 1954* ''Emarcusia'' Roller, 1972** ''Emarcusia morroensis'' Roller, 1972* ''Hermosita'' Gosliner & Behrens, 1986** ''Hermosita hakunamatata'' (Ortea, Caballer & Espinosa, 2003)** ''Hermosita sangria'' Gosliner & Behrens, 1986* ''Jason'' Miller, 1974* ''Learchis'' Bergh, 1896* ''Nanuca''  Er. Marcus, 1957** ''Nanuca sebastiani'' Er. Marcus, 1957* ''Noumeaella'' Risbec, 1937* ''Palisa'' Edmunds, 1964** ''Palisa papillata'' Edmunds, 1964* ''Pauleo'' Millen & Hamann, 1992** ''Pauleo jubatus'' Millen & Hamann, 1992* ''Phidiana'' Gray, 1850* ''Setoeolis'' Baba & Hamatani 1965** ''Setoeolis inconspicua'' (Baba, 1938)----Subfamilies and genera brought into synonymy:* ''Acanthopsole'' Trinchese, 1874: synonym of ''Facelina'' Alder & Hancock, 1855* ''Ennoia'' Bergh, 1896: synonym of ''Phyllodesmium'' Ehrenberg, 1831* Subfamily Facalaninae: synonym of Favorininae* ''Facelinella'' Pruvot-Fol, 1951: synonym of ''Facelinopsis'' Pruvot-Fol, 1954* ''Facelinella'' Baba, 1949: synonym of ''Facelina'' Alder & Hancock, 1855* ''Matharena'' Bergh in Mörch, 1871: synonym of ''Favorinus'' M. E. Gray, 1850* ''Morildilla'' sic : synonym of ''Moridilla'' Bergh, 1888* ''Muessa'' Er. Marcus, 1965: synonym of ''Facelina'' Alder & Hancock, 1855* Subfamily Pruvotfoliinae: synonym of Facelininae* ''Rizzolia'' Trinchese, 1877: synonym of ''Cratena'' Bergh, 1864* ''Rolandia'' Pruvot-Fol, 1951 invalid: junior homonym of ''Rolandia'' Lacaze-Duthiers, 1900: synonym of ''Pruvotfolia'' Tardy, 1969* Subfamily Rizzoliinae: synonym of Crateninae
References * Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp. * http://www.catalogueoflife.org accessed 18 November 2009* http://www.seaslugforum.net accessed 18 November 2009