Cephalopyge trematoides (Chun, 1889)

Grandez, Alessandra, Ampuero, Andre & Barahona, Sergio P., 2023, Peruvian nudibranchs (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia): an updated literature review-based list of species, ZooKeys 1176, pp. 117-163 : 117

Cephalopyge trematoides (Chun, 1889)

Habitat.

Pelagic.

Depth.

40 m ( Fernández-Alamo 1997).

Type material.

Not available.

Distribution.

Circumtropical ( van der Spoel et al. 1997).

Sampling/reporting sites.

In Peru, it was reported in Piura ( Quesquen 2017). It was also reported in the Canary Islands and Cape Verde ( Hernández et al. 2001, 2017), New South Wales ( Steinberg 1956), Gulf of California ( Fernández-Alamo 1997), and central and northern Chilean coast ( Tokioka 1963).

Remarks.

Originally described as Phylliroe trematoides Chun, 1889. The samples described in Quesquen (2017) were reported in grey literature ( Quesquen 2008) and had been previously reported by Quesquen and Guzmán (1999).