Aegires sublaevis

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Aegires sublaevis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea

clade

Contents

Doridacea
Superfamily:
Polyceroidea
Family:
Aegiridae
Genus:
Aegires
Species:
A. sublaevis
Binomial name
Aegires sublaevis
Odhner, 1932 [1]

Aegires sublaevis is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine, opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aegiridae. [2]

Distribution

This species was described from Puerto de Orotavo, Tenerife, Canary Islands. [1] It has been reported from the Azores, Portugal, Spain and the Mediterranean Sea as well as the more distant localities of Panama and the Galapagos Islands. [3] However a study of Caribbean specimens showed that there were several similar species in that area. [4]

Ecology

Aegires sublaevis has been reported to feed on the calcareous sponge Clathrina clathrus , on which it is camouflaged by its yellow ground colour and brown spots which mimic the oscules of the sponge. [5] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Odhner N. H. (1932). "Beitrage zur Malakozoologie der Kanarischen Inseln. Lamellibranchien, Cephalopoden, Gastropoden." Arkiv för Zoologi, Stokholm23A (14): 1-116
  2. ↑ Gofas, S. (2004). Aegires sublaevis Odhner, 1932. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2017-04-25.
  3. ↑ Fahey S. J. & Gosliner T. M. (2004). A Phylogenetic Analysis of the Aegiridae Fischer, 1883 (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Phanerobranchia) with Descriptions of Eight New Species and a Reassessment of Phanerobranch Relationships. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 55(34): 613-689.
  4. ↑ Ortea J., Moro L. & Espinosa J. (2015). Estudio de un grupo de especies caribeñas enmascaradas en el nombre Aegires sublaevis Odhner, 1932 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) utilizando técnicas tradicionales. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias. 27: 243-258. page 253, pl. 5
  5. ↑ Moro, L.; Bacallado, L.; Ortea, J. A. (2010). Babosas marinas de las islas Canarias. Biodiversidad: explorando la red vital de la que formamos parte Actas VI Semana Científica Telesforo Bravo Instituto de Estudios Hispánicos de Canarias.
  6. ↑ Rudman, W.B., 2005 (July 8) Aegires sublaevis Odhner, 1932. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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