Atagema sp. 1

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This species has been observed on Reunion and Madagascar Islands


Order : Nudibranchia
Suborder : Euctenidiacea
Superfamily : Doridoidea
Family : Discodorididae
Distribution : Reunion and Madagascar
Maximal size : 20 mm
Abundance : Seldom on the rocky coast


Species characteristics :

Grey with opaque white spots on the lips of the relative small clusters of compound caryophyllidia

Rhinophores and gills pale brown

 

 

 

atagema ornata
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Photo Nathalie Rodrigues
Reunion, 18 April 2015

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Remarks :

Identification confirmed by David Behrens

Bibliographic data :

Under the name of Atagema sp. 10 from Madagascar in NSSI, Nudibranch & Sea Slug Identification, Indo-Pacific, Gosliner, Valdés & Behrens, 2015

Other photos of Atagema sp. 1 :


 

 

Philibert Bidgrain

Madagascar, Nosy Sakatia, less 1 m, 22 October 2014, size : 20 mm

 

The underside ..


Christophe Cadet

Reunion, Etang salé on the rocky coast, less 1 m, 9 december 2011, size : 20 mm

 

Rhinophores and gills pale brown


 

 

Nathalie Rodrigues

Reunion, Etang salé on the rocky coast, less 1 m, 20 December 2014

Grey with opaque white spots on the lips of the relative small clusters of compound caryophyllidia


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