A sea slug (Atagema gibba)
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| Researched by | Emily Wilson | Refereed by | Admin |
| Authority | Pruvot-Fol, 1951 | ||
| Other common names | - | Synonyms | - |
Summary
Description
A sea slug that grows up to 68mm in length. The body is chocolate brown in colour and has small white protrusions all over it to form a net-like pattern which feels stiff and velvety to the touch. It has finger-like oral tentacles on the head.
Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland
The Lizard peninsula, Cornwall and the east coast of St. Mary's in the Scilly Isles.Global distribution
-Habitat
Found on steep rock faces in 8-15 m depth.Depth range
-Identifying features
- Aspect of body flattened but there is a conspicuous elevated zig-zag dorsal pallial ridge from between the rhinophores to the gills.
- Mantle rim usually loosely crenulated.
- Trumpet shaped rhinophores and a 5-lipped gill pocket.
- Distinctive reticulate pattern of tubercles.
Additional information
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Bibliography
Howson, C.M. & Picton, B.E. (ed.), 1997. The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Belfast: Ulster Museum. [Ulster Museum publication, no. 276.]
Picton, B. E. & Morrow, C.C., 1994. A Field Guide to the Nudibranchs of the British Isles. London: Immel Publishing Ltd.
Thompson, T. E. & Brown, G. H., 1976. British Opisthobranch Molluscs. London: Academic Press. [Synopses of the British Fauna, no. 8.]
Citation
This review can be cited as:
Wilson, E. 2004. Atagema gibba A sea slug. In Tyler-Walters H. and Hiscock K. (eds) Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Reviews, [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Available from: http://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/detail/1254
Last Updated: 10/08/2004
