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Aegires sublaevis<\/em>\u00a0 Odhner, 1932<\/h3>\n

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Aegires sublaevis<\/em> by Nani D\u00edez Bosch<\/center><\/span>

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WoRMS Taxonomic Information<\/h3>
Current accepted name: Aegires sublaevis<\/em> Odhner, 1932<\/strong><\/div>

Current classification<\/h4>
Superdomain<\/th>Biota<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Kingdom<\/th>Animalia<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Phylum<\/th>Mollusca<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Class<\/th>Gastropoda<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Subclass<\/th>Heterobranchia<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Infraclass<\/th>Euthyneura<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Subterclass<\/th>Ringipleura<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Superorder<\/th>Nudipleura<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Order<\/th>Nudibranchia<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Suborder<\/th>Doridina<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Infraorder<\/th>Doridoidei<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Superfamily<\/th>Onchidoridoidea<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Family<\/th>Aegiridae<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Genus<\/th>Aegires<\/em><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Species<\/th>Aegires sublaevis<\/em> Odhner, 1932<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>

Classification provided by the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). [138707<\/a>]<\/p><\/div>Description
\n<\/strong>Small dorid nudibranch with a maximum recorded length of 12 mm. The body is tough and rigid. The base colour of the body is white to yellowish, translucent. There are some brownish grey patches, each edged by a ring of the opaque background coloration more apparent in mature specimens. There is a low dorsal ridge that widens to the back of the body, forming a triple gill cover, and splitting to the front of the body besides\u00a0the rhinophoral sheaths. The Atlantic specimens have a distinct lateral ridge or mantle edge on each side of the body. There are few stalked dorsal tubercules typical of other Aegires<\/em> species, but there are some rounded bumps scattered over the dorsum. It has no cerata. There are two white smooth rhinophores. Specimens from the Atlantic and Mediterranean\u00a0have one ring of dark pigment on the rhinophores whereas those from the Gal\u00e1pagos have two dark rings. There is a bilobed oral veil in the anterior part of the body, however there are no propodial nor oral tentacles. The foot is not colored nor has any appendages.<\/p>\n

Biology
\n<\/strong>It is reported to feed on the sponge Clathrina coriacea<\/em> (Ros, 1977 –\u00a0Canary Islands) and Clathrina sp.<\/em> (Thompson, 1981 – Bermuda) where its colour\u00a0pattern, specifically the dark patches distributed throughout the body, match\u00a0that of the sponge. This species is easy to distinguish from related species by\u00a0its colouration and shape. It is considered uncommon.<\/p>\n

Etymology<\/strong><\/p>\n