''Aegires'' is a
genus
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of sea slugs, dorid
nudibranch
Nudibranchs () are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs, belonging to the order Nudibranchia, that shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have b ...
s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the family
Aegiridae.
Species within this genus feed exclusively on calcareous
sponges
Sponges or sea sponges are primarily marine invertebrates of the animal phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), a basal clade and a sister taxon of the diploblasts. They are sessile filter feeders that are bound to the seabed, and ar ...
.
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''Aegires'' is the
type genus
In biological taxonomy, the type genus (''genus typica'') is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name.
Zoological nomenclature
According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearin ...
of the family Aegiridae.
Species
Species in the genus ''Aegires'' include:
*''
Aegires absalaoi''
Garcia, Troncoso & Dominguez, 2002
*''
Aegires acauda''
Ortea, Moro & Espinosa, 2015
*''
Aegires albopunctatus''
MacFarland, 1905
*''
Aegires albus''
Thiele, 1912
*''
Aegires citrinus''
Pruvot-Fol, 1930
*''
Aegires corrugatus''
Ortea, Moro & Espinosa, 2015
*''
Aegires evorae''
Moro & Ortea, 2015
*''
Aegires exeches''
Fahey & Gosliner, 2004[Fahey S. J. & Gosliner T. M. (2004)]
''A Phylogenetic Analysis of the Aegiridae Fischer, 1883 (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Phanerobranchia) with Descriptions of Eight New Species and a Reassessment of Phanerobranch Relationships''.
''Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences
The California Academy of Sciences is a research institute and natural history museum in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, that is among the largest List of natural history museums, museums of natural history in the world, housing over ...
'' 55(34): 613-689.
*''
Aegires flores''
Fahey & Gosliner, 2004
*''
Aegires gomezi''
Ortea, Luque & Templado, 1990
*''
Aegires gracilis''
Ortea, Moro & Espinosa, 2015
*''
Aegires hapsis''
Fahey & Gosliner, 2004
* ''
Aegires incisus''
(G.O. Sars, 1872)
*''
Aegires incusus''
Fahey & Gosliner, 2004
*''
Aegires lagrifaensis''
Ortea, Moro & Espinosa, 2015
*''
Aegires lemoncello''
Fahey & Gosliner, 2004
*''
Aegires leuckartii''
Vérany, 1853
*''
Aegires malinus''
Fahey & Gosliner, 2004
*''
Aegires ninguis''
Fahey & Gosliner, 2004
*''
Aegires ochum''
Ortea, Espinosa & Caballer, 2013
*''
Aegires ortizi
''Aegires ortizi'' is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a Marine (ocean), marine, opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aegiridae.
The specific name (zoology), specific name ''ortizi'' is in honour of Dr. Manuel Ortiz from the Center ...
''
Templado, Luque & Ortea, 1987
*''
Aegires palensis''
Ortea, Luque & Templado, 1990
*''
Aegires petalis''
Fahey & Gosliner, 2004
*''
Aegires punctilucens''
(d'Orbigny, 1837) - type species of ''Aegires''
*''
Aegires sublaevis''
Odhner, 1932
*''
Aegires villosus''
Farran, 1905
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Aegires citrinus''
(Bergh, 1875): synonym of ''
Notodoris citrina'' Bergh, 1875
* ''Aegires gardineri''
(Eliot, 1906): synonym of ''
Notodoris gardineri'' Eliot, 1906
* ''Aegires hispidus''
Hesse, 1872: synonym of ''Aegires punctilucens''
(d'Orbigny, 1837)
* ''Aegires leuckarti''
ic synonym of ''Aegires leuckartii'' Vérany, 1853
* ''Aegires minor''
(Eliot, 1904): synonym of ''
Notodoris minor'' Eliot, 1904
* ''Aegires protectus''
Odhner, 1934: synonym of ''Aegires albus''
Thiele, 1912
* ''Aegires pruvotfolae''
Fahey & Gosliner, 2004: synonym of ''Aegires citrinus''
Pruvot-Fol, 1930
* ''Aegires serenae''
(Gosliner & Behrens, 1997): synonym of ''
Notodoris serenae'' Gosliner & Behrens, 1997
References
External links
Lovén S. (1844). Om nordiska hafs-mollusker. Öfversigt af Kungliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm 1(3): 48-53. German translation in: Archiv Skandinavischer Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte (Greifswald) 1: 151-156.
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Aegiridae