Atagema alba
| Hunchback doris | |
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| Species: | A. alba
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| Atagema alba (O'Donoghue, 1927)[1]
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Glossodoridiformia alba O'Donoghue, 1927 | |
Atagema alba, common name the hunchback doris, is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.[3][2]
Distribution
This species has been reported from Monterey Bay, California, USA south to Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.[4]
Description
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Ecology
This dorid nudibranch feeds on sponges.
References
- ^ O'Donoghue, C. H. (1927). Notes on a collection of nudibranchs from Laguna Beach, California. Journal of Entomology & Zoology, Pomona College 19(1-4):77-119, pls. 1-3.
- ^ a b Bertsch H. & Gosliner T.M. (1986) Anatomy, distribution, synonymy, and systematic relationships of Atagema alba (O'Donoghue, 1927) (Nudibranchia: Doridacea). The Veliger 29(1): 123-128.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Atagema alba (O'Donoghue, 1927). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-10-24.
- ^ Behrens, D. (2005). Atagema alba The Slug Site.