''Aegires'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of sea slugs, dorid
nudibranch
Nudibranchs () are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs which shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have been given colourful nicknames to mat ...
s,
marine
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gastropod mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is es ...
s in the family
Aegiridae
Aegiridae is a taxonomic family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Polyceroidea.Bouchet, P. (2015)Aegiridae Odhner, 1941.In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-1 ...
.
Species within this genus feed exclusively on calcareous
sponges
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.
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''Aegires'' is the
type genus
In biological taxonomy, the type genus 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-bearing type of a nomina ...
of the family Aegiridae.
Species
Species in the genus ''Aegires'' include:
[Bouchet, P. (2015)]
Aegiridae.
In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-01-08.
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Aegires absalaoi
''Aegires absalaoi'' is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine, opisthobranch gastropod mollusc
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or moll ...
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Garcia, Troncoso & Dominguez, 2002
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Aegires acauda
''Aegires acauda'' is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine, opisthobranch gastropod mollusc
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollus ...
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Ortea, Moro & Espinosa, 2015
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Aegires albopunctatus
''Aegires albopunctatus'', common name salt-and-pepper doris, is a species of sea slug, an Eastern Pacific Ocean nudibranch, a marine, opisthobranch gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonom ...
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MacFarland, 1905
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Aegires albus
''Aegires albus'' is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine, opisthobranch gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastro ...
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Thiele, 1912
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Aegires citrinus
''Aegires citrinus'' is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine, opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aegiridae.Bouchet, P. (2015)''Aegires citrinus''.In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
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Pruvot-Fol, 1930
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Aegires corrugatus
''Aegires corrugatus'' is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine, opisthobranch gastropod mollusc
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mo ...
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Ortea, Moro & Espinosa, 2015
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Aegires evorae
''Aegires evorae'' is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine, opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Aegiridae.Bouchet, P. (2015)''Aegires evorae'' Moro & Ortea, 2015.In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...
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Moro & Ortea, 2015
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Aegires exeches
''Aegires exeches'' is a species of sea slug. It is a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aegiridae.Bouchet, P. (2015)''Aegires exeches'' Fahey & Gosliner, 2004.In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World ...
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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, California, that is among the largest museums of natural history in the world, housing over 46 million specimens. The Academy began in 1853 ...
'' 55(34): 613-689.
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Aegires flores
''Aegires flores'' is a species of sea slug. It is a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aegiridae.Bouchet, P. (2015)''Aegires flores'' Fahey & Gosliner, 2004.In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World R ...
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Fahey & Gosliner, 2004
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Aegires gomezi
''Aegires gomezi'' is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine, opisthobranch gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastr ...
''
Ortea, Luque & Templado, 1990
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Aegires gracilis''
Ortea, Moro & Espinosa, 2015
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Aegires hapsis''
Fahey & Gosliner, 2004
* ''
Aegires incisus''
(G.O. Sars, 1872)
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Aegires incusus''
Fahey & Gosliner, 2004
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Aegires lagrifaensis
''Aegires lagrifaensis'' is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine, opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Aegiridae.Bouchet, P. (2015)''Aegires lagrifaensis'' Ortea, Moro & Espinosa, 2015.In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: ...
''
Ortea, Moro & Espinosa, 2015
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Aegires lemoncello''
Fahey & Gosliner, 2004
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Aegires leuckartii''
Vérany, 1853
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Aegires malinus
''Aegires'' is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Aegiridae. Species within this genus feed exclusively on calcareous sponges.
''Aegires'' is the type genus of the family Aegiridae.
Species
Spec ...
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Fahey & Gosliner, 2004
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Aegires ninguis''
Fahey & Gosliner, 2004
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Aegires ochum
''Aegires'' is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family Aegiridae. Species within this genus feed exclusively on calcareous sponges.
''Aegires'' is the type genus of the family Aegiridae.
...
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Ortea, Espinosa & Caballer, 2013
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Aegires ortizi
''Aegires'' is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Aegiridae. Species within this genus feed exclusively on calcareous sponges.
''Aegires'' is the type genus of the family Aegiridae.
Species
Spec ...
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Templado, Luque & Ortea, 1987
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Aegires palensis''
Ortea, Luque & Templado, 1990
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Aegires petalis''
Fahey & Gosliner, 2004
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Aegires punctilucens''
(d'Orbigny, 1837) - type species of ''Aegires''
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Aegires sublaevis''
Odhner, 1932
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Aegires villosus''
Farran, 1905
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Aegires citrinus''
(Bergh, 1875): synonym of ''
Notodoris citrina
''Notodoris citrina'' is a species of sea slug. It is a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aegiridae.Bouchet, P. (2015)''Notodoris citrina'' Gosliner & Behrens, 1997.In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through ...
'' Bergh, 1875
* ''Aegires gardineri''
(Eliot, 1906): synonym of ''
Notodoris gardineri
''Notodoris gardineri'' is a sea slug, which is a species of nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aegiridae.Bouchet, P. (2012)''Notodoris gardineri'' (Eliot, 1906).Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on ...
'' 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
''Notodoris minor'' is a species of sea slug. It is a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aegiridae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Notodoris minor Eliot, 1904. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register o ...
'' 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
''Notodoris serenae'' is a species of sea slug. It is a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aegiridae.Bouchet, P. (2015)''Notodoris serenae'' Gosliner & Behrens, 1997.In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: ...
'' 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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