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Aegires villosus

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Aegires villosus
Aegires villosus in the Philippines
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Aegiridae
Genus: Aegires
Species:
A. villosus
Binomial name
Aegires villosus
Farran, 1905 [1]

Aegires villosus is a species of sea slug. It is a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aegiridae.[1]

Distribution

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Widespread Indo-West Pacific species.[2]

Diet

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Aegires villosus feeds on calcareous sponges.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS World Registration of Marine Species
  2. ^ a b Sea Slug Forum .
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