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| nudibranchs text index | photo index |
| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > sea slugs > Order Nudibranchia |
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foot nudibranch Atagema spongiosa Family Dorididae updated Oct 10 Where seen? This large well camouflaged nudibranch is sometimes seen our undisturbed Northern shores among coral rubble. Appears to be seasonally common. Features: 10-15cm long. A large heavy nudibranch. Hard, humped body that looks like coral rubble with regular 'holes' on the sides. Gills are feathery. The underside and foot is dark to deep purple. It was formerly known as Trippa spongiosa. Its egg mass looks like rosette of frilly ribbon. |
 Laying eggs. Chek Jawa, Jun 05 |
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 Rhinophore. |
 Feathery gills. |
Purple foot nudibranchs on Singapore shores
 Changi, Jul 07 |
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Western Australian Museum. 184 pp.|
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