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Atagema gibba

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Species of gastropod

Atagema gibba
The nudibranch Atagema gibba, Gap Point, St. Mary's, Scilly Isles.
Scientific classification Edit this 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

Atagema gibba is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.

Distribution

This species was described from France. It has been reported from the NE Atlantic from Cornwall south to the Mediterranean Sea.

Description

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Ecology

This dorid nudibranch feeds on sponges.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2016). Atagema gibba Pruvot-Fol, 1951. Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2016-10-25
  4. Rudman, W.B., 2001 (November 4) Atagema gibba Pruvot-Fol, 1951. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Taxon identifiers
Atagema gibba
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