Tergipes tergipes
Species of gastropod
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Tergipes tergipes is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tergipedidae.[2]
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| 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 |
| Species: | T. tergipes |
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| Tergipes tergipes | |
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Distribution
Description
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 4 m.[7] Maximum recorded depth is 10 m.[7]
Tergipes tergipes feeds on hydroids of the genus Obelia, especially Obelia geniculata. It is very similar in size and spawn shape to Eubranchus exiguus which often occurs on the same blades of kelp.[3]