Aegires villosus

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Aegires villosus
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Aegires villosus in the Philippines
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Aegiridae
Genus: Aegires
Species:
A. villosus
Binomial name
Aegires villosus
Farran, 1905 [1]

Aegires villosus is a species of sea slug. It is a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aegiridae. [1]

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Distribution

Widespread Indo-West Pacific species. [2]

Diet

Aegires villosus feeds on calcareous sponges. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 WoRMS World Registration of Marine Species
  2. 1 2 Sea Slug Forum .