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Atagema
Sign in to saveAtagema is a genus of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Discodorididae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNudibranchia
- FamilyDiscodorididae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 60
- With media
- 53
- Family
- Discodorididae
- Collections
- USNM, CAS, UF
- Recorded in
- French Polynesia, United States, Philippines, India, Seychelles, Papua New Guinea, South Africa
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Atagema is a genus of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Discodorididae.
==General characteristics== (Original description) The respiratory gills are significantly reduced and positioned at the distal end of the dorsal sac.
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