Atagema gibba

Atagema gibba
The nudibranch Atagema gibba, Gap Point, St. Mary's, Scilly Isles.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Family:	Discodorididae
Genus:	Atagema
Species:	A. gibba
Binomial name
Atagema gibba Pruvot-Fol, 1951 [1]

Atagema gibba is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae. ^[2]

Distribution

This species was described from France. It has been reported from the NE Atlantic from Cornwall south to the Mediterranean Sea. ^{[3] [4]}

Ecology

This dorid nudibranch feeds on sponges.

References

1. Pruvot-Fol, A. (1951). Études des nudibranches de la Méditerranée (2e partie). Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale 88(1):1-80, pls. 1-4.
2. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138764 on 2012-02-29
3. Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2016). Atagema gibba Pruvot-Fol, 1951. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2016-10-25
4. Rudman, W.B., 2001 (November 4) Atagema gibba Pruvot-Fol, 1951. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.