Atagema
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| Atagema | |
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| Atagema rugosa on the Atlantic Coast of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Discodorididae |
| Genus: | Atagema Gray, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Doris carinata Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 | |
| Synonyms | |
Atagema is a genus of sea slugs, specifically dorid nudibranchs. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Discodorididae.[2][3]
(Original description) The respiratory gills are significantly reduced and positioned at the distal end of the dorsal sac.[4]
