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| Atagema gibba | |
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| The nudibranch Atagema gibba, Gap Point, St. Mary's, Scilly Isles. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Atagema |
| Species: | A. gibba |
| Binomial name | |
| Atagema gibba Pruvot-Fol, 1951[1] | |
Atagema gibba is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species was described from France. It has been reported from the NE Atlantic from Cornwall south to the Mediterranean Sea.[3][4]
Description
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Ecology
[edit]This dorid nudibranch feeds on sponges.
References
[edit]- ^ Pruvot-Fol, A. (1951). Études des nudibranches de la Méditerranée (2e partie). Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale 88(1):1-80, pls. 1-4.
- ^ Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138764 on 2012-02-29
- ^ Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2016). Atagema gibba Pruvot-Fol, 1951. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2016-10-25
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2001 (November 4) Atagema gibba Pruvot-Fol, 1951. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.