Tergipes
Tergipes is a genus of sea slugs, specifically aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Tergipedidae.
Tergipes is the type genus of the family Tergipedidae.Species
Species within the genus Tergipes include:
- Tergipes antarcticus Pelseneer, 1903
- Tergipes edwardsii Nordmann, 1844
- Tergipes tergipes
Species names currently considered to be synonyms:
- Tergipes adspersus Nordmann, 1845 synonym of Tenellia adspersa
- Tergipes affinis d'Orbigny, 1837 synonym of Doto affinis
- Tergipes capellinii Trinchese, 1879 synonym of Eubranchus capellinii
- Tergipes despectus synonym of Tergipes tergipes
- Tergipes doriae synonym of Eubranchus doriae
- Tergipes fustifer Lovén, 1846 synonym of Eubranchus exiguus
- Tergipes lacinulatus de Blainville, 1824 synonym of Tergipes tergipes
- Tergipes lacinulatus synonym of Doris lacinulata Gmelin, 1791
- Tergipes pulcher Johnston, 1834 synonym of Limacia clavigera
- Tergipes rupium Møller, 1842 synonym of Eubranchus rupium
- Tergipes valentini synonym of ''Cuthona valentini
Ecology
Species of Tergipes feed on hydroids, as reflected by the serrated radula.
A recent study showed that Tergipes tergipes is an amphi-atlantic species.
