Rugby-ball dorid
| Rugby-ball dorid Atagema rugosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Doridoidea |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Atagema |
| Species: | A. rugosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Atagema rugosa Pruvot-Fol, 1951 | |
The rugby-ball dorid, scientific name Atagema rugosa, is a species of dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae.
Distribution
This species is found in the Mediterranean Sea and around the southern African coast on the Atlantic side of the Cape Peninsula in 10-15 m of water.[1]
Description
The rugby-ball dorid is a small white nudibranch with black spots, a warty skin and a distinct longitudinal ridge down the middle of its back. It has eight gills arranged around the anus and its rhinophores are perfoliate. It can reach a total length of 30 mm.[2]
Ecology
The rugby-ball dorid feeds on sponges.
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