Atagema sp. (Kelaart, 1858)

Mehrotra, Rahul, A. Caballer Gutierrez, Manuel, M. Scott, Chad, Arnold, Spencer, Monchanin, Coline, Viyakarn, Voranop & Chavanich, Suchana, 2021, An updated inventory of sea slugs from Koh Tao, Thailand, with notes on their ecology and a dramatic biodiversity increase for Thai waters, ZooKeys 1042, pp. 73-188 : 73

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1042.64474

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:9CF986D8-6A47-4E17-9A67-245C78FB8AFD

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/63512E7E-2CDA-53F3-B762-B7698BD7228E

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scientific name

Atagema sp. (Kelaart, 1858)
status

 

* Atagema sp. (Kelaart, 1858) View in CoL Figure 12C View Figure 12

Material examined.

One specimen 32 mm, CB.

Ecology.

Observed among rubble in shallow coral reef habitats at night with no observed association with prey. Depth 4-6 m.

Distribution.

Atagema sp. 8 ( Gosliner et al. 2018) is known only from the Philippines.

Remarks.

Externally distinct from Atagema spongiosa (Kelaart, 1858) in being completely translucent pale grey, including the circular pits, separated by ridges, along the mantle. Similar to Atagema sp. 8 ( Gosliner et al. 2018). Individuals from Koh Tao also differ from A. spongiosa in ecology, being observed in shallow reef environments instead of deeper soft sediment habitats.