REVIEW OF THE FAMILY PHYLLIDIIDAE IN THE ATLANTIC-OCEAN (NUDIBRANCHIA, DORIDOIDEA)

The species of Phyllidiidae from the Atlantic Ocean (Mediterranean Sea excluded) are redescribed in this paper. In light of the study of typ e material and newly collected specimens, we concluded that Phyllidiop sis gynenopla Bouchet, 1977, is a junior synonym of P. berghi Vayssier e, 1902. Also, anatomical studies supported the placement of P. papill igera Bergh, 1890, in the genus Ceratophyllidia Eliot, 1903, and Phyll idiopsis molaensis Meyer, 1977, in the genus Phyllidiella Bergh, 1869. Two new bathyal species, Reticulidia gofasi n. sp. and Phyllidiopsis boucheti n. sp., are described. The former is the first record of this genus in the Atlantic Ocean.