Aegires


Aegires is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Aegiridae. Species within this genus feed exclusively on calcareous sponges.
Aegires is the type genus of the family Aegiridae.

Species

Species in the genus Aegires include:
;Species brought into synonymy:
  • Aegires citrinus : synonym of Notodoris citrina Bergh, 1875
  • Aegires gardineri : synonym of Notodoris gardineri Eliot, 1906
  • Aegires hispidus Hesse, 1872: synonym of Aegires punctilucens
  • Aegires leuckarti : synonym of Aegires leuckartii Vérany, 1853
  • Aegires minor : synonym of Notodoris minor Eliot, 1904
  • Aegires protectus Odhner, 1934: synonym of Aegires albus Thiele, 1912
  • Aegires pruvotfolae Fahey & Gosliner, 2004: synonym of Aegires citrinus Pruvot-Fol, 1930
  • Aegires serenae : synonym of Notodoris serenae Gosliner & Behrens, 1997