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
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Aegiridae
Genus: Aegires
Species:
A. villosus
Binomial name
Aegires villosus
Farran, 1905 [1]

Aegires villosus is a species of sea slugs. 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]

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

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