Marine Species: Glossodoris atromarginata

(Cuvier, 1804)

Glossodoris atromarginata
Photographed by: Manuel Sousa Dias

Taxonomy Structure

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Glossodoris
Species: Glossodoris atromarginata

Species Data:

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Common Name: Dorid nudibranch
Description: It frequently presents a rhytmic movement on the gills, while the animal crawls. It is the most common species from this group, but it´s difficult to distinguish from other species, like Glossodoris sibogae. On tropical and subtropical regions of the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Color: White-beige to clear brown coloured. It has a typical black line, sinuous, around the mantle and the rinophores´ sheeths.
Dimensions: 60 mm.
Geographical Distribution: Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean

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