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Tergipes tergipes (Forsskål, 1775)

141641 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141641)

accepted
Species
marine
(of ) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 99-100 [details] OpenAccess publication
Distribution western slope of Newfoundland, including the southern part of the Strait of Belle Isle but excluding the upper 50m in the...  
Distribution western slope of Newfoundland, including the southern part of the Strait of Belle Isle but excluding the upper 50m in the area southwest of Newfoundland; Brazil  [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Tergipes tergipes (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141641 on 2026-07-05
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2026). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Tergipes tergipes (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141641 on 2026-07-05
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2013-03-05 10:18:49Z
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2013-03-31 11:25:58Z
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2022-08-27 20:07:00Z
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2022-08-29 07:11:35Z
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original description (of ) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 99-100 [details] OpenAccess publication

context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 

additional source Gosliner, T. (1987). Nudibranchs of Southern Africa: A Guide to Opisthobranch Molluscs of Southern Africa. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004631496
page(s): 119. [details] 

additional source Camara, S.; Carmona, L.; Cella, K.; Ekimova, I.; Martynov, A.; Cervera, J. L. (2014). <i>Tergipes tergipes</i> (Forskal, 1775) (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) is an amphiatlantic species. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 80(5): 642-646., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu015 [details] 
 
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Authority The speciesname Limax tergipes Forskäl, 1775 is stated as valid by the ICZN (Op. 773). [details]

Dimensions maximum size of 3 to 11 mm [details]

Distribution western slope of Newfoundland, including the southern part of the Strait of Belle Isle but excluding the upper 50m in the area southwest of Newfoundland; Brazil  [details]

Habitat infralittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
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Dutch slanke knotsslak  [details]
English Johnston's balloon eolis  [details]
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