Tergipes

Genus of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tergipes is a genus of sea slugs, specifically aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Tergipedidae.[2] Tergipes is the type genus of the family Tergipedidae.[3]

Phylum:Mollusca
Suborder:Aeolidacea
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Tergipes
The nudibranch Tergipes tergipes, Gulen Dive Centre, Norway.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Aeolidacea
Family: Tergipedidae
Genus: Tergipes
Cuvier, 1805[1]
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Species

Species within the genus Tergipes include:

  • Tergipes antarcticus Pelseneer, 1903
  • Tergipes edwardsii Nordmann, 1844
  • Tergipes tergipes (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775)

Species names currently considered to be synonyms:

  • Tergipes adspersus Nordmann, 1845 synonym of Tenellia adspersa (Nordmann, 1845)
  • Tergipes affinis d'Orbigny, 1837 synonym of Doto affinis (d'Orbigny, 1837)
  • Tergipes capellinii Trinchese, 1879 synonym of Eubranchus capellinii (Trinchese, 1879)
  • Tergipes despectus (Johnston, 1835) synonym of Tergipes tergipes (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775)
  • Tergipes doriae (Trinchese, 1874) synonym of Capellinia doriae (Trinchese, 1874)
  • Tergipes fustifer Lovén, 1846 synonym of Capellinia fustifera (Lovén, 1846)
  • Tergipes lacinulatus de Blainville, 1824 synonym of Tergipes tergipes (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775)
  • Tergipes lacinulatus (Gmelin, 1791) synonym of Doris lacinulata Gmelin, 1791
  • Tergipes pulcher Johnston, 1834 synonym of Limacia clavigera (O. F. Müller, 1776)
  • Tergipes rupium Møller, 1842 synonym of Eubranchus rupium (Møller, 1842)
  • Tergipes valentini (Eliot, 1907) synonym of Cuthona valentini[4]

Ecology

Species of Tergipes feed on hydroids, as reflected by the serrated radula.[5] A recent study showed that Tergipes tergipes is an amphi-atlantic species.[6]

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