''Aegires'' is a
genus of sea slugs, dorid
nudibranchs,
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the family
Aegiridae.
Species within this genus feed exclusively on calcareous
sponges
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''Aegires'' is the
type genus 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'' 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 ...
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Ortea, Luque & Templado, 1990
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Aegires gracilis''
Ortea, Moro & Espinosa, 2015
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Aegires hapsis''
Fahey & Gosliner, 2004
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Aegires incisus''
(G.O. Sars, 1872)
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Aegires incusus''
Fahey & Gosliner, 2004
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Aegires lagrifaensis''
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''
Fahey & Gosliner, 2004
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Aegires ninguis''
Fahey & Gosliner, 2004
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Aegires ochum''
Ortea, Espinosa & Caballer, 2013
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Aegires ortizi''
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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Aegiridae