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| Scientific name: |
Atagema sp. |
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| Common name: |
Frog nudbranch |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
| Mollusca |
Not Defined |
Gastropoda |
Opisthobranchia |
Nudibranchia |
Doridina |
Discodorididae |
Not defined |
Atagema |
Atagema sp. |
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Short Description:
The body is light brown in colour. The mantle bears numerous small knobbly tubercles that form a reticulate pattern of ridges giving a spong like appearrance.The rhinopores is small
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Identification
features: |
Knobbly appearance of the overall body with short rhinopores |
| Size: |
15mm |
| Behaviour: |
Unknown |
| Diet: |
Feed on sponges |
| Distribution: |
Port Elizabeth |
| Depth: |
Unknown |
| Habitat: |
Shallow rocky reefs |
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eastern cape scuba diving
