Atagema alba, common name the hunchback doris, is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.Bertsch H. & Gosliner T.M. (1986) Anatomy, distribution, synonymy, and systematic relationships of Atagema alba (O'Donoghue, 1927) (Nudibranchia: Doridacea). The Veliger 29(1): 123-128.
Description
A single individual was collected, measuring 30 mm in length and 11 mm in width during active crawling. Distribution This species has been reported from Monterey Bay, California, USA south to Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.Behrens, D. (2005). Atagema alba The Slug Site.
Ecology This dorid nudibranch feeds on sponges.
References
O'Donoghue, C. H. (1927). Notes on a collection of nudibranchs from Laguna Beach, California. Journal of Entomology and Zoology, Pomona Coll. 19:77-119.
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