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Marine Species: Aegires punctilucens
(d'Orbigny, 1837)
Photographed by: João Pedro silva
Taxonomy Structure
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Aegiridae |
| Genus: | Aegires |
| Species: | Aegires punctilucens |
Species Data:
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| Common Name: | Dorid nudibranch |
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| Description: | Body is hardened due to calcareous spines from the sponges it feeds upon and is covered with inumerous tubercules. The camouflage makes it a very hard species to detect. |
| Color: | Light brown with lighter spots, some with bright blue center. |
| Dimensions: | 20mm |
| Geographical Distribution: | Atlantic Ocean |
