''Trinchesia sibogae'' is a
species of
sea slug, an aeolid
nudibranch, a
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 ...
mollusc
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in the family
Trinchesiidae
Trinchesiidae is a family of sea slugs, aeolid nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Fionoidea.
Taxonomic history
This family was reinstated as a result of a molecular phylogenetics study.Korshunova, T.; Martynov, A.; Picton, ...
.
[Picton, B.; Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2017). Trinchesia sibogae (Bergh, 1905). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=834113 on 2017-12-07]
Distribution
This species was described from
Kangean Island
The Kangean Islands or simply Kangean (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ''Kepulauan Kangean'') is a collective name referred to the area of Kangean Island, Kangean (the main island) and its surrounding islands lie in the north of Bali Isla ...
,
Indonesia. ''Trinchesia sibogae'' is widespread throughout the
tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific region. This species is large for this family, with a maximum size of 35 mm length.
''Cuthona sibogae'' Bergh, 1905.
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References
* Marshall, J. G. and R. C. Willan. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef : a survey of the Opisthobranchia (sea slugs) of Heron and Wistari Reefs. Backhuys: Leiden. x, 257 pp
* Miller, M. C.; Willan, R. C. (2005). A redescription and taxonomic reappraisal of the Indo-Pacific aeolid nudibranch Trinchesia sibogae (Bergh, 1905)(Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia). Vita Malacologica. 3: 69-75
External links
McDonald, G. R. (2009). Nudibranch Systematic Index, second edition. University of California Santa Cruz: Institute of Marine Sciences
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Trinchesiidae
Gastropods described in 1905