MSBIAS taxon details
Trinchesia Ihering, 1879
391297 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:391297)
accepted
Genus
- Species Trinchesia caerulea (Montagu, 1804)
- Species Trinchesia cuanensis Korshunova, Picton, Furfaro, Mariottini, Pontes, Prkić, Fletcher, Malmberg, Lundin & Martynov, 2019
- Species Trinchesia foliata (Forbes & Goodsir, 1839) accepted as Tenellia foliata (Forbes & Goodsir, 1839) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Trinchesia genovae (O'Donoghue, 1926) accepted as Tenellia genovae (O'Donoghue, 1926) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Ihering, H. von. (1879). Einiges neue uber Mollusken. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 2: 136-138., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9736247
page(s): 137 [details]
page(s): 137 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Trinchesia Ihering, 1879. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=391297 on 2026-05-10
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Trinchesia Ihering, 1879. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=391297 on 2026-05-10
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Ihering, H. von. (1879). Einiges neue uber Mollusken. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 2: 136-138., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9736247
page(s): 137 [details]
additional source Miller, M. C. (2004). An appraisal of the identity of the New Zealand species of the aeolid nudibranch family Tergipedidae (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia). <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 38: 1183-1192.
note: Proposes to restore Trinchesia as valid genus, against prevailing treatment as synonym of Cuthona [details] Available for editors
additional source Martynov A. V. (2002). Two new species of the genus <i>Trinchesia</i> Ihering, 1879 from Peter the Great Bay, Japan Sea (Nudibranchia, Tergipedidae), with notes on the taxonomy of the family. [In Russian]. <em>Ruthenica.</em> 12(1): 45-54. [details]
source of synonymy Kim, A. Y., Donohoo, S. A. & Gosliner, T. M. (2024). Stirring up the muck: the systematics of soft-sediment Fionidae (Nudibranchia: Aeolidina) from the tropical Indo-Pacific. <em>PeerJ.</em> 12: e18517: 1-55., available online at https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18517 [details] Available for editors
status source Korshunova, T.; Fletcher, K.; Martynov, A. (2025). The endless forms are the most differentiated — how taxonomic pseudo-optimization masked natural diversity and evolution: the nudibranch case. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 204(4): zlaf057: 1-93., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf057 [details] Available for editors
status source Brown, G.H. (1980). The British species of the aeolidiacean family Tergipedidae (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) with a discussion of the genera. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 69: 225-255., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1980.tb01124.x
note: Supports treatment of Trinchesia as a synonym of Cuthona until definitive characters are established [details]
page(s): 137 [details]
additional source Miller, M. C. (2004). An appraisal of the identity of the New Zealand species of the aeolid nudibranch family Tergipedidae (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia). <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 38: 1183-1192.
note: Proposes to restore Trinchesia as valid genus, against prevailing treatment as synonym of Cuthona [details] Available for editors
additional source Martynov A. V. (2002). Two new species of the genus <i>Trinchesia</i> Ihering, 1879 from Peter the Great Bay, Japan Sea (Nudibranchia, Tergipedidae), with notes on the taxonomy of the family. [In Russian]. <em>Ruthenica.</em> 12(1): 45-54. [details]
source of synonymy Kim, A. Y., Donohoo, S. A. & Gosliner, T. M. (2024). Stirring up the muck: the systematics of soft-sediment Fionidae (Nudibranchia: Aeolidina) from the tropical Indo-Pacific. <em>PeerJ.</em> 12: e18517: 1-55., available online at https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18517 [details] Available for editors
status source Korshunova, T.; Fletcher, K.; Martynov, A. (2025). The endless forms are the most differentiated — how taxonomic pseudo-optimization masked natural diversity and evolution: the nudibranch case. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 204(4): zlaf057: 1-93., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf057 [details] Available for editors
status source Brown, G.H. (1980). The British species of the aeolidiacean family Tergipedidae (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) with a discussion of the genera. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 69: 225-255., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1980.tb01124.x
note: Supports treatment of Trinchesia as a synonym of Cuthona until definitive characters are established [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
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