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Tergipes tergipes Johnston's Balloon Eolis, Diminutive Aeolid

Tergipes tergipes is commonly referred to as Johnston's Balloon Eolis, Diminutive Aeolid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Tergipes tergipes, 2017


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lexID:
6018 
AphiaID:
141641 
Scientific:
Tergipes tergipes 
German:
Johnstons Ballonfadenschnecke 
English:
Johnston's Balloon Eolis, Diminutive Aeolid 
Category:
Nakensnäckor 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Tergipedidae (Family) > Tergipes (Genus) > tergipes (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Forsskål in Niebuhr, ), 1775 
Occurrence:
the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea, Alaska (Western Atlantic), Brazil, Canada Eastern Pacific, European Coasts, Germany, Gulf of Maine, Iceland, Netherlands, Newfoundland, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, South-Africa, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea, USA 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
5 - 20 Meter 
Habitats:
Brackish water, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.16" - 0.31" (0.4cm - 0.8cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 
Food:
Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-04-08 16:27:10 

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Tergipes tergipes (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775)

The body is translucent white with red markings on the sides of the head and behind the rhinophore bases.The cerata are swollen with white tips.

Tergipes tergipes is common throughout European waters, but frequently overlooked because of its small size ( 6-8 mm).

Tergipes tergipes feeds on Hydrozoon of genus Obelia , especially Obelia geniculata.

Synonymised names:
Aeolis neglecta Lovén, 1846 (synonym)
Eolidia despecta G. Johnston, 1835 (synonym)
Limax tergipes Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775 (original combination)
Psiloceros claviger Menke, 1844
Tergipes despectus (G. Johnston, 1835)
Tergipes lacinulatus Blainville, 1824 (synonym)

External links

  1. artsdatabanken (no). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Encyclopedia of marine life of Britain and Ireland (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 08.04.2024.
  4. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. YouTube Video (en). Abgerufen am 03.12.2023.

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