Rafi Amar, Israel
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Aegires sp.
A scientifically undescribed species. As food specialists, members of the genus Aegires feed exclusively on calcareous sponges.
The photos posted correspond to Aegires sp.7, page 149. in the book Nudibranch & Ses Slug Identification, Gosliner, Valdes, Behrend.
The undescribed Aegires is pink-purple with large round tubercles and orange tips. The rhinophores are dark reddish-purple. The slug, which is only 6 mm small, can be found in shallow water on boulder bottoms.
A scientifically undescribed species. As food specialists, members of the genus Aegires feed exclusively on calcareous sponges.
The photos posted correspond to Aegires sp.7, page 149. in the book Nudibranch & Ses Slug Identification, Gosliner, Valdes, Behrend.
The undescribed Aegires is pink-purple with large round tubercles and orange tips. The rhinophores are dark reddish-purple. The slug, which is only 6 mm small, can be found in shallow water on boulder bottoms.
