Doriprismatica atromarginata

Doriprismatica atromarginata is a species of sea slug. It is a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.^[2]

Doriprismatica atromarginata
Doriprismatica atromarginata at Bima bay, Indonesia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Family:	Chromodorididae
Genus:	Doriprismatica
Species:	D. atromarginata
Binomial name
Doriprismatica atromarginata (Cuvier, 1804)[1]
Synonyms[2]
Doris atromarginata Cuvier, 1804 (basionym) Glossodoris atromarginata (Cuvier, 1804) Goniodoris atromarginata (Cuvier, 1804) Casella atromarginata (Cuvier, 1804) Doris maccarthyi Kelaart, 1859 Casella maccarthyi (Kelaart, 1859) Casella philippinensis Bergh, 1874

Distribution

This species is found throughout the tropical and sub-tropical Indo-Pacific area.^[3]

Description

Doriprismatica atromarginata ranges in color from creamy-white through yellow to pale brown. It typically has a black-lined edge running down the outside of a very folded mantle and black rhinophore clubs. The frilly mantle sometimes appears to move like a wave as the animal crawls along. It can reach a total length of at least 60 mm.^[3] This species is very similar in appearance to Doriprismatica sibogae and Doriprismatica plumbea, although Doriprismatica atromarginata is by far the more common and is not quite as deep yellow in colour as the other species.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][excessive citations]}

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  Doriprismatica atromarginata
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  Doriprismatica atromarginata at Verde Island in the Philippines
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  Doriprismatica atromarginata in Komodo, Indonesia
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  Doriprismatica atromarginata at Verde Island, the Philippines

Ecology

Doriprismatica atromarginata feeds on sponges and has been seen feeding on the species Hyatella intestinalis.^[3] The species is capable of obtaining metabolites from its food source, and uses them to protect itself against predators.^[12]