Aegires villosus Farran, 1905 is a animal in the Aegiridae family, order Nudibranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Aegires villosus Farran, 1905

Aegires villosus is a widespread Indo-West Pacific shell-less marine dorid nudibranch in the family Aegiridae.

Family

Aegiridae

Genus

Aegires

Order

Nudibranchia

Class

Gastropoda

About Aegires villosus Farran, 1905

Aegires villosus Farran, 1905 is a species of sea slug. It is classified as a dorid nudibranch, which is a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk that belongs to the family Aegiridae. This species is widespread across the Indo-West Pacific region.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Nudibranchia › Aegiridae › Aegires

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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