Australian Biological Resources Study

Australian Faunal Directory

Family Facelinidae. <i>Phidiana newcombi</i>.(from Beesley, Ross & Wells 1998) [S. Weidland]

Family Facelinidae. Phidiana newcombi.(from Beesley, Ross & Wells 1998) [S. Weidland]

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Family FACELINIDAE Bergh, 1889

  • Babakinidae Roller, 1973.

 

Introduction

A large group of often long slender species, mostly feeding upon hydroids, though one genus at least (Favorinus) eats the eggs of other opisthobranchs. The rhinophores are often prominent, and may be smooth, annulate, swollen into bulbs, lamellate, perfoliate or papillate all around or on the rear-face only. The cerata are cylindrical, slender, often curved or curled with an apical cnidosac, except in Phyllodesmium where the cerata may be flattened, pustulose, ribbed or covered in points and there is no cnidosac. Many cerata may crowd each side of the body, though usually there are several ceratal groups visible especially anteriorly. The anus opens among the cerata of the second group on the right side of the body, exceptionally further rearward. The radula is a single series of narrow arched teeth, each with a single strong cusp and a number of smaller denticles either side.

[Compiled from Burn (in press 2012)]


Coleman (2001) & (2008) lists two undescribed species in the genus Palisa.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
01-Dec-2011 OPISTHOBRANCHIA 01-Dec-2011 MOVED Dr Robin Wilson
01-Dec-2011 01-Dec-2011 MOVED
11-Jan-2016 24-Nov-2011 MODIFIED
24-Mar-2011 (import)