Aegires villosus
Appearance
Aegires villosus | |
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Aegires villosus in the Philippines | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Superfamily: | Polyceroidea |
Family: | Aegiridae |
Genus: | Aegires |
Species: | A. villosus
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Binomial name | |
Aegires villosus Farran, 1905 [1]
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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
[edit]Widespread Indo-West Pacific species.[2]
Diet
[edit]Aegires villosus feeds on calcareous sponges.[2]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Aegeris villosus on Sea Slug Forum
- Aegeris villosus on Nudi Pixel
- Photos of Aegires villosus on Sealife Collection