Atagema spongiosa (Kelaart, 1858)
Superdomain | Biota | |
Kingdom | Animalia | |
Phylum | Mollusca | |
Class | Gastropoda | |
Subclass | Heterobranchia | |
Infraclass | Euthyneura | |
Subterclass | Ringipleura | |
Superorder | Nudipleura | |
Order | Nudibranchia | |
Suborder | Doridina | |
Infraorder | Doridoidei | |
Superfamily | Doridoidea | |
Family | Discodorididae | |
Genus | Atagema | |
Species | Atagema spongiosa (Kelaart, 1858) | |
Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 598767). |
- Phlegmodoris mephitica Bergh, 1878
- Trippa spongiosa (Kelaart, 1858)
Description
Biology
Etymology
Distribution
Widely distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific, it is considered an exotic Lessepsian species in the Mediterranean after being found for the first time in Haifa, Israel, on July 24, 2018 by Jonathan Levanoni. Identification by Dr. Richard Willan.
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References for the species: Atagema spongiosa
- We have not yet published references for Iberian coasts of: Atagema spongiosa.
Abundance
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Bibliography
Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, Manuel, Enric Madrenas, Miquel Pontes (2021) "Atagema spongiosa" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 31/07/2018. Accessed: 20/01/2021. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/JbTZX)