Tergipedidae

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Tergipedidae is a family of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, and marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Fionoidea (according to the Taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).[2]

Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Order:Nudibranchia
Suborder:Aeolidacea
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Tergipedidae
The nudibranch Tergipes tergipes, Gulen Dive Centre, Norway.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Aeolidacea
Superfamily: Fionoidea
Family: Tergipedidae
Bergh, 1889[1]
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Taxonomic history

The bratos in this family were moved to the family Fionidae as a result of a molecular phylogenetics study.[3] This was reversed and the family Tergipedidae was restricted to the one nominate genus in 2017 as a result of a re-evaluation of this study and further DNA results.[4]

Genera

Genera within the family Tergipedidae include:[5]

Genera and subfamilies currently brought into synonymy
  • Subfamily Tergipedinae: synonym of Tergipedidae Bergh, 1889

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