North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

NARMS taxon details

Phyllidia Cuvier, 1797

AphiaID

138347 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138347)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon of

Phyllidiidae Rafinesque, 1814

Parent

Phyllidiidae Rafinesque, 1814

Original name

Phyllidia Cuvier, 1797

Synonymised names

Fryeria J. E. Gray, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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Species Phyllidia flava Aradas, 1847
Species Phyllidia aurata Pruvot-Fol, 1952 accepted as Phyllidia flava Aradas, 1847
Species Phyllidia depressa Aradas, 1847 accepted as Phyllidia flava Aradas, 1847 (dubious synonym)
Species Phyllidia papillosa Aradas, 1847 accepted as Phyllidia flava Aradas, 1847
Species Phyllidia pulitzeri Pruvot-Fol, 1963 accepted as Phyllidia flava Aradas, 1847
Species Phyllidia rolandiae Pruvot-Fol, 1951 accepted as Phyllidia flava Aradas, 1847

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Cuvier, G. (1797). Tableau élémentaire de l'histoire naturelle des animaux. [Elementary Table of the Natural History of Animals.]. Baudoin, Paris. :i-xvi, 1-710, pls 1-14. [Dec 1797]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637076
page(s): 388 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Phyllidia Cuvier, 1797. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026) European Register of Marine Species at: http://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138347 on 2026-08-01

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Phyllidia Cuvier, 1797. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138347 on 2026-08-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2006-09-27 07:06:07Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2010-11-01 17:58:10Z

checked

Bouchet, Philippe

2010-11-02 20:42:17Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2019-04-28 09:47:29Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2026-04-21 08:57:28Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

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original description Cuvier, G. (1797). Tableau élémentaire de l'histoire naturelle des animaux. [Elementary Table of the Natural History of Animals.]. Baudoin, Paris. :i-xvi, 1-710, pls 1-14. [Dec 1797]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637076
page(s): 388 [details]

original description (of Fryeria J. E. Gray, 1853) Gray J. E. (1853). Revision of the families of nudibranch mollusks, with a description of a new genus of Phyllidiadae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. ser. 2, 11: 218-221., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13785956
page(s): 221 [details]

basis of record Brunckhorst D.J. (1993). The systematics and phylogeny of phyllidiid nudibranchs (Doridoidea. Records of the Australian Museum. suppl. 16: 1-108., available online at https://journals.australianmuseum.net.au/brunckhorst-1993-rec-aust-mus-suppl-16-1107/ [details]

additional source Bruguière, J. G. (1791-1797). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. Vers, coquilles, mollusques et polypiers. [An encyclopedic and methodical table of the three kingdoms of nature. Worms, shells, mollusks and corals.]. Part 7 [Livraison 46, 30 July 1791]: Tome 1, pp. [i]-viii, 1-83, pl. 1-95, Paris: Panckoucke. Part 10 [Livraison 49, May 1792]: Tome 1, pp. 85-132; Tome 2, pl. 96-189, Paris: Panckoucke. Part 19 [Livraison 62, 8 July 1797], pl. 190-286, Paris: H. Agasse. [dates and publishers after Evenhuis & Petit 2003]Panckoucke, Paris. 180 pp + 92 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/64072 [details]