Odontoglaja guamensis

Odontoglaja guamensis

Odontoglaja guamensis is a species of Nudibranch from the family of Aglajidae
Nudibranch - Odontoglaja guamensis Until this interesting animal was discovered by Clay Carlson & Patty-Jo Hoff in Guam in 1978, all aglajids were characterised by the lack of radular teeth and gizzard plates. These predatory opisthobranchs, related to Philine, have reached a peak in predatory specialisation eating highly mobile prey animals including polychaete worms and other opisthobranch molluscs. Anilao,Batangas,Nudibranch,Odontoglaja guamensis,Philippines

Naming

The species was named after the country, Guam where it was first discovered.
At the time of discovery in the year 1979, it was placed under a new Genus - Odontoglaja. Subsequently, 2 other species were discovered and placed under the same Genus.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderCephalaspidea
FamilyAglajidae
GenusOdontoglaja
SpeciesOdontoglaja guamensis
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