Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Discodorididae Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Doridoidea Genus Atagema | |
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Atagema osseosa is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.
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Distribution
This species is found in the tropical Indo-West Pacific Ocean.
Description
This nudibranch has evolved to mimic closely in appearance the sandy-coloured sponge on which it both lives and feeds off.
Ecology
Like many nudibranchs, this species feeds on sponges.
References
Atagema osseosa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA