Atagema sobanovae Innabi, Stout & Á. Valdés, 2023
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Family:  Discodorididae ()
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Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 1 - 10 m
Distribution:  Western Central Pacific: New Caledonia.
Diagnosis:  This species can be distinguished by the following set of characters: flexible body with a series of dorsal ridges and a central conspicuous tubercle, all covered with caryophyllidia. The interior border of the branchial sheath consists of three lobes; gill is arranged horizontally. Prostate tubular, with a single section, and the penis and vagina are unarmed. Labial cuticle smooth and all radular teeth are hamate and smooth (Ref. 128438).
Biology:  Found in shallow water, highly cryptic on an unidentified species of grey sponge (Ref. 128438).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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