Atagema alba (O'Donoghue, 1927) is a animal in the Discodorididae family, order Nudibranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Atagema alba (O'Donoghue, 1927)

Atagema alba (O'Donoghue, 1927)

Atagema alba is a dorid nudibranch found along the west coast of North America that feeds on sponges.

Genus
Atagema
Order
Nudibranchia
Class
Gastropoda

About Atagema alba (O'Donoghue, 1927)

Scientific name: Atagema alba (O'Donoghue, 1927). One collected individual measured 30 mm in length and 11 mm in width when actively crawling. This species is distributed from Monterey Bay, California, USA, south to Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. This dorid nudibranch feeds on sponges.

Photo: (c) Gary McDonald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Gary McDonald · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Nudibranchia Discodorididae Atagema

More from Discodorididae

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

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