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
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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
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Christophe Cadet
Reunion, Etang salé on the rocky coast, less 1 m, 20 December 2014
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Christophe Cadet
Reunion, Etang salé on the rocky coast, less 1 m, 2 September 2010, size : 10 mm
A small whitish specimen
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Quentin Lognomé
Mayotte, Sakouli, less 1 m, 9 May 2017 during the night
Crawling on Padina sp
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Jean-Marie Gradot
Réunion, Etang salé on the rocky coast, less 1 m, 20 February 2016, size : 40 mm
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Alexandre Laporte
Réunion, Etang salé on the rocky coast, less 1 m, 1 January 2017, size : 20 mm
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