Family
Aegires dorids
Aegiridae
- Species in the gallery
- 7
- Genera
- 2
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Description
Aegiridae is a small family of dorid nudibranchs in the superfamily Polyceroidea, with the genera Aegires and Notodoris. Aegires alone has about 30 species, mostly small, while Notodoris includes some large, bright yellow Indo-West Pacific species. Members occur in tropical and temperate seas, including the Mediterranean. They feed exclusively on calcareous sponges.
Identification
Firm, stiff-bodied dorids whose back is covered with rounded knobs or tubercles. The few gills are small and protected by tubercles or lobes rather than forming an open retractable circlet, and the rhinophores sit in raised sheath-like pockets. Aegires species are often white, cream or yellow with dark spots.
Genera
7 species
Sources (3)
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