Aegires gomezi explained

Aegires gomezi is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine, opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aegiridae.[1] It can be differentiated from can be other Atlantic species of this genus by its colour pattern, its labial armature with different series of rods, its isolated mushroom-shaped tubercles, the ridges on its mantle, and its rapid body movements.[2]

Distribution

This species was described from a single specimen found under a stone at 1 m depth at the natural pool of Hotel Comodoro, Havana, Cuba, 23.1°N -108°W.

Notes and References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2010). Aegires gomezi Ortea, Luque & Templado, 1990. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed on 2017-04-24.
  2. ORTEA. JESUS. LUQUE. ANGEL A.. TEMPLADO. JOSE. 1990. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE GENUS AEGIRES LOVÉN, 1844 (OPISTHOBRANCHIA: DORIDOIDEA: AEGIRETIDAE) IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO NEW SPECIES. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 56. 3. 333–337. 10.1093/mollus/56.3.333. 0260-1230.