Atagema sp. 2

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This species has been observed on Reunion and Mayotte Islands


Order : Nudibranchia
Suborder : Euctenidiacea
Superfamily : Doridoidea
Family : Discodorididae
Distribution : Aldabra, Reunion and Philippines
Maximal size : 25 mm
Abundance :


Species characteristics :

Light grey to pale brown with darker grey reticulations in the lowest parts of the notum

The largest tubercules are colored in brown yellowish

Brown pigment on the yellowish rhinophores

Underside of the foot whitish to pale brown without any ornamentation

 

 

 

atagema ornata
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Photo Christophe Cadet
Reunion, December 2015

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Remarks :

Bibliographic data :

Under the name of Atagema sp. 11 from Aldabra and Philippines in NSSI, Nudibranch & Sea Slug Identification, Indo-Pacific, Gosliner, Valdés & Behrens, 2015

Other photos of Atagema sp. 2 :


Christophe Cadet

Reunion, Etang salé on the rocky coast, less 1 m, 10 April 2010, size : 25mm

Underside of the foot whitish to pale brown without any ornamentation

A whitish specimen


 

 

Christophe Cadet

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

 

 


Christophe Cadet

Reunion, Etang salé on the rocky coast, less 1 m, 2 September 2010, size : 10 mm

 

A small whitish specimen


 

 

Quentin Lognomé

Mayotte, Sakouli, less 1 m, 9 May 2017 during the night

 

 

Crawling on Padina sp

 

 


Jean-Marie Gradot

Réunion, Etang salé on the rocky coast, less 1 m, 20 February 2016, size : 40 mm

 

 


 

 

Alexandre Laporte

Réunion, Etang salé on the rocky coast, less 1 m, 1 January 2017, size : 20 mm

 


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