Atagema alba Hunchback Doris

Atagema alba is commonly referred to as Hunchback Doris. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Atagema alba (Carmel Pt),45 mm long, showing the trilobed flap partially covering the gill plume.2017

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lexID:: 13450
AphiaID:: 593367

Scientific:: Atagema alba
German:: Bucklige Atagema
English:: Hunchback Doris

Category:: Nakensnäckor

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Discodorididae (Family) > Atagema (Genus) > alba (Species)
Initial determination:: (O'Donoghue, ), 1927

Occurrence:: Alaska (Western Atlantic), Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), North Pacific (Ocean), USA
Sea depth:: - 20 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0.79" - 2.36" (2cm - 6cm)
Food:: Food specialist, Sponges
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Atagema alba
Bucklige Atagema
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Atagema boucheti
Atagema browni
Atagema carinata
Atagema echinata
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Atagema gibba
Dromedar Nacktschnecke
Atagema intecta
Raue Atagema
Atagema molesta
Atagema notacristata
Atagema ornata
Verzierte Atagema
Atagema osseosa
Atagema rugosa
Nacktschnecke
Atagema spinosa
Atagema spongiosa
Nacktschnecke
Atagema triphylla
Atagema tristis

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2020-12-19 16:33:44
Last edit:: 2024-06-21 20:20:14

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Atagema alba (O'Donoghue, 1927)

This dorid nudibranch feeds on sponges.

Atagema alba is not very common. It is readily identified by the strong irregular dorsal ridge, and the three extra-branchial lobes.

Synonymised names:
Atagema quadrimaculata Collier, 1963
Glossodoridiformia alba O'Donoghue, 1927 (original combination)
Petelodoris spongicola MacFarland, 1966

External links

seaslugforum.net (en). Abgerufen am 19.12.2020.

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Atagema alba (Carmel Pt),45 mm long, showing the trilobed flap partially covering the gill plume.2017

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