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:
Species names currently considered to be synonyms:
- Tergipes adspersus <small>Nordmann, 1845</small> synonym of Tenellia adspersa <small>(Nordmann, 1845)</small>
- Tergipes affinis <small>d'Orbigny, 1837</small> synonym of Doto affinis <small>(d'Orbigny, 1837)</small>
- Tergipes capellinii <small>Trinchese, 1879</small> synonym of Eubranchus capellinii <small>(Trinchese, 1879)</small>
- Tergipes despectus <small>(Johnston, 1835)</small> synonym of Tergipes tergipes <small>(ForsskÃÂ¥l in Niebuhr, 1775)</small>
- Tergipes doriae <small>(Trinchese, 1874)</small> synonym of Capellinia doriae <small>(Trinchese, 1874)</small>
- Tergipes fustifer <small>Lovén, 1846</small> synonym of Capellinia fustifera <small>(Lovén, 1846)</small>
- Tergipes lacinulatus <small>de Blainville, 1824</small> synonym of Tergipes tergipes <small>(ForsskÃÂ¥l in Niebuhr, 1775)</small>
- Tergipes lacinulatus <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small> synonym of Doris lacinulata <small>Gmelin, 1791</small>
- Tergipes pulcher <small>Johnston, 1834</small> synonym of Limacia clavigera <small>(O. F. Müller, 1776)</small>
- Tergipes rupium <small>Møller, 1842</small> synonym of Eubranchus rupium <small>(Møller, 1842)</small>
- Tergipes valentini <small>(Eliot, 1907)</small> 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.
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