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Family: Tergipedidae



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27 species (see list below)
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Catriona casha
[]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm TL
 
Catriona columbiana
[Red-tentacle cuthona]
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Catriona maua
[]
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Catriona oba
[]
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Catriona pinnifera
[]
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Max. Length 2 cm TL
 
Catriona rickettsi
[Doc's aeolid]

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Southeast Atlantic and In

Embletonia gracilis Risbec, 1928

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Embletonia gracilis
[Graceful aeolid]
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Embletonia pulchra
[]
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Piseinotecus divae
[]

Photo by Coudre, Christian

Northeast Atlantic and th

Piseinotecus gabinierei (Vicente, 1975)

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Piseinotecus gabinierei
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Piseinotecus sphaeriferus
[]
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Selva rubra
[]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm TL
 
Tenellia adspersa
[Miniature aeolis]
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Tenellia fuscata
[]
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Tergipes antarcticus
[]
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Tergipes tergipes
[Johnston's balloon eolis]
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Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Tergipes valentini
[]
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Trinchesia anulata
[]
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Trinchesia catachroma
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Trinchesia diversicolor
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Trinchesia foliata
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Trinchesia ornata
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Trinchesia sibogae
[Siboga cuthona]
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Trinchesia sororum
[]
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Trinchesia thelmae
[]
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Trinchesia viridiana
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Trinchesia yamasui
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Catriona casha Southeast Atlantic and We 1981
Catriona columbiana Red-tentacle cuthona Indo-Pacific and Southeas 1.5 TL 1922
Catriona maua Western Atlantic and the 1.2 DL 1960
Catriona oba Western Atlantic. 1.2 DL 1970
Catriona pinnifera Northwest and Eastern Cen 1949
Catriona rickettsi Doc's aeolid Eastern Pacific. 2 TL 1984
Embletonia gracilis Graceful aeolid Southeast Atlantic and In 1928
Embletonia pulchra Northeast Atlantic and th 1944
Piseinotecus divae Southwest Atlantic 0.5 DL 1955
Piseinotecus gabinierei Northeast Atlantic and th 1975
Piseinotecus sphaeriferus Mediterranean Sea. 1965
Selva rubra Western Atlantic. 0.5 DL 1964
Tenellia adspersa Miniature aeolis Atlantic Ocean. Introduc 0.7 TL 1845
Tenellia fuscata Western Atlantic 0.4 DL 1870
Tergipes antarcticus Western Atlantic and East 0.4 DL 1903
Tergipes tergipes Johnston's balloon eolis Arctic, Atlantic Ocean an 1775
Tergipes valentini Southeast Pacific and Sou 1 DL 1907
Trinchesia anulata Indo-West Pacific 1949
Trinchesia catachroma Eastern Indian Ocean 1963
Trinchesia diversicolor Western Pacific 1975
Trinchesia foliata Mediterranean Sea.
Trinchesia ornata Indo-West Pacific. 1937
Trinchesia sibogae Siboga cuthona Western Central Pacific 1905
Trinchesia sororum Eastern Indian Ocean 1964
Trinchesia thelmae Eastern Indian Ocean 1964
Trinchesia viridiana Eastern Indian Ocean 1962
Trinchesia yamasui Indo-Pacific 1993



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