- Source: Facelina
Facelina is a genus of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch in the family Facelinidae.
Species
Species within the genus Facelina include:
Species brought into synonymy
Facelina agari Smallwood, 1910: synonym of Berghia agari (Smallwood, 1910)
Facelina coronata (Forbes & Goodsir, 1839): synonym of Facelina auriculata (Müller, 1776) - type species of Facelina
Facelina marioni Vayssière, 1888: synonym of Facelinopsis marioni (Vayssière, 1888)
Facelina plumosa (Fleming, 1828): synonym of Facelina auriculata (Müller, 1776)
Facelina quatrefagesi Vayssière, 1888: synonym of Caloria quatrefagesi (Vayssière, 1888)
Facelina sargassicola Bergh, 1861: synonym of Spurilla sargassicola Bergh, 1871
Facelina stearnsi: synonym of Austraeolis stearnsi (Cockerell, 1901)
Facelina variegata d'Oliveira, 1895: synonym of Berghia verrucicornis (A. Costa, 1867)
References
Further reading
SEM images of the radula can be found at Thompson, T.E.; Bebbington, A. (1973). "Scanning electron microscope studies of gastropod radulae". Malacologia. 14: 147–165.
Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (United States). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.