Tergipes tergipes

Broms, Fredrik, 2024, Diversity of nudibranchs in shallow water habitats in the region of Tromsø, northern Norway, Fauna norvegica 43, pp. 84-109 : 103

Tergipes tergipes (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775) Figure 6B

Material examined: One specimen, THA, 06 September 2020 ,

5 mm, FB, photographic record; One specimen, THA, 25 November 2021, 5 mm, FB, NTNU-VM-84516/NUIT-1068 ( Figure 6B ) ; One specimen, THA, 19 November 2022, 6 mm, FB, NTNU-VM-85651/ NUIT-1246 .

Localities: EKJ, HIL, KVA, NIP, RAK, ROS, THA, TPO, TPR

Distribution and remarks: Tergipes tergipes is known from most of the Norwegian coast ( Evertsen & Bakken 2005) and has also been reported to be common along the Murman coast ( Martynov et al. 2006). In Tromsø, the species was commonly encountered all year round. Specimens were mainly associated with Obelia hydroids growing on Saccharina latissima . Spawning was observed most seasons of the year. The present records are, however, the first records from the Tromsø region.

Figures

Figure 6. A. Eubranchus scintillans, NTNU VM-85695/NUIT-1183, B. Tergipes tergipes, NTNU VM-84516/NUIT-1068, C. Catriona aurantia, photo record, 18 October 2020, D. Trinchesia foliata, NUIT-1335, E. Zelentia ninel, NUIT-1149, F. Zelentia pustulata, NUIT-1133. Scale bar: 10 mm. All photos: Fredrik Broms.