Facelinidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Nudibranchia, class Gastropoda. The family contains 36 accepted species worldwide.
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Cratena lineata (Eliot, 1905)
Cratena lineata is an aeolid nudibranch sea slug in the Facelinidae family, desc…
Pteraeolidia ianthina (Angas, 1864)
Pteraeolidia ianthina is a common Eastern Australian aeolid nudibranch that can …
Phidiana lottini (Lesson, 1831)
Phidiana lottini is a facelinid nudibranch (marine gastropod mollusk) found alon…
Facelina rubrovittata (A.Costa, 1866)
Facelina rubrovittata is a species of aeolid nudibranch sea slug found in the Me…
Cratena pawarshindeorum Bharate, Padula, Apte & Shimpi, 2020
Cratena pawarshindeorum is a species of aeolid nudibranch sea slug from Maharash…
Facelina vicina (Bergh, 1882)
Facelina vicina is an aeolid nudibranch sea slug species from the Adriatic Sea d…
Cratena peregrina (Gmelin, 1791)
Cratena peregrina, the pilgrim hervia, is an aeolid sea slug found in the Medite…
Caloria indica (Bergh, 1896)
Caloria indica is a nudibranch that ranges in size from 25 to 50 mm, native to t…
Phidiana lynceus Bergh, 1867
Phidiana lynceus is a species of aeolidina nudibranch sea slug found across mult…
Caloria elegans (Alder & Hancock, 1845)
Caloria elegans is a marine species with a 20–35 mm body, found across European …
Emarcusia morroensis Roller, 1972
Emarcusia morroensis, the Morro Bay Aeolid, is a species of aeolid nudibranch ma…
Favorinus blianus Lemche & T.E.Thompson, 1974
Favorinus blianus is a marine species with a max 30 mm length, found across part…
Facelinidae animals belong to the Nudibranchia order in the Animalia kingdom. The only other currently recognized species in the genus Pteraeolidia, Pteraeolidia semperi, is actually a species complex made up of more than one distinct species. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Facelinidae is classified in the order Nudibranchia, class Gastropoda, phylum Mollusca. The base body color is milky white, and it has 8 to 10 clusters of dorsal cerata, which can be bright red, purple, brown or blue, with distinctly luminescent blue tips.
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