Atagema intecta
| Atagema intecta | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Atagema |
| Species: | A. intecta
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| Binomial name | |
| Atagema intecta (Kelaart, 1859)
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Atagema intecta is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.[2][3]
Description
[edit | edit source](Original description) The body is one and a quarter inches long (31.75 mm). The mantle is warty and displays a dark brown color, appearing nearly black; along the medial line, there is a thick, white, pasty line. The dorsal tentacles are brown, clavate, and laminated. The oral tentacles are long, linear, and pointed, featuring a bright brown color. There are six branchial plumes which are tripinnated and golden brown in hue. The foot is also golden brown, narrow in shape, and extends longer than the mantle. [1]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]This species was described from Sri Lanka.[1] It is found in the tropical Indo-West Pacific Ocean.[3][4]
Ecology
[edit | edit source]This dorid nudibranch feeds on sponges.
References
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- ^ a b Atagema intecta (Kelaart, 1858). 18 December 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
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- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Reference given: Kelaart, E.F. (1858). Description of new and little known species of Ceylon nudibranchiate molluscs and zoophytes. Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Columbo, 3(1): 84–139.
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