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
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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 :
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Philibert Bidgrain
Madagascar, Nosy Sakatia, less 1 m, 22 October 2014, size : 20 mm
The underside ..
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Christophe Cadet
Reunion, Etang salé on the rocky coast, less 1 m, 9 december 2011, size : 20 mm
Rhinophores and gills pale brown |
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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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