Atagema
| Atagema | |
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| Atagema rugosa on the Atlantic Coast of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Atagema Gray, 1850 |
Atagema is a genus of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Discodorididae.
Species
Species so far described in this genus include:[1][2]
- Atagema alba (O'Donoghue, 1927) hunchback doris - synonym: Atagema quadrimaculata
- Atagema carinata Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
- Atagema gibba Pruvot-Fol, 1951
- Atagema intecta Kelaart, 1858
- Atagema osseosa Kelaart, 1859
- Atagema rugosa Pruvot-Fol, 1951 rugby-ball dorid, spined dorid
- Atagema spongiosa Kelaart, 1858
Synonyms
- Atagema prea is a synonym of Sclerodoris prea.
References
- ↑ http://www.catalogueoflife.org accessed 1 July 2009
- ↑ GOSLINER, T.M. 1987. Nudibranchs of Southern Africa ISBN 0-930118-13-8
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