Trinchesia sibogae

Trinchesia sibogae
Trinchesia sibogae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Heterobranchia
Clade:Euthyneura
Clade:Nudipleura
Order:Nudibranchia
Clade:Dexiarchia
Infraorder:Cladobranchia
Clade:Aeolidida
Superfamily:Fionoidea
Family:Trinchesiidae
Genus:Trinchesia
Species: T. sibogae
Binomial name
Trinchesia sibogae
(Bergh, 1905)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hervia sibogae Bergh, 1905
  • Tenellia sibogae (Bergh, 1905)
  • Cuthona sibogae (Bergh, 1905)

Trinchesia sibogae is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trinchesiidae.[2]

Distribution

This species was described from Kangean Island, Indonesia. Trinchesia sibogae is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific region.[3] This species is large for this family, with a maximum size of 35 mm length.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Bergh, L. S. R. (1905). Die Opisthobranchiata der Siboga-Expedition. Monographie 50, pp. 1-248, pls. 1- 20, page 231, plate II fig 17 and plate XX fig 1-3.
  2. ↑ 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
  3. ↑ Rudman, W.B., 2003 (October 20) Cuthona sibogae (Bergh, 1905). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. ↑ Cuthona sibogae Bergh, 1905.
  • 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
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