Atagema alba explained

Atagema alba, common name the hunchback doris, is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.^{[1] [2]}

Distribution

This species has been reported from Monterey Bay, California, USA south to Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.^[3]

Ecology

This dorid nudibranch feeds on sponges.

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Atagema alba (O'Donoghue, 1927). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-10-24.
2. 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.
3. Behrens, D. (2005). Atagema alba The Slug Site.