Photo of Atagema ornata taken by Orietta Rivolta at Bali, Indonesia
Scientific Classification:
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
SuborderDoridina
FamilyDiscodorididae
SpeciesAtagema ornata

Information

Also known as Trippa intecta, Atagema intecta
Atagema ornata and Atagema intecta both relate to the same species and we must use Atagema ornata (instead of Atagema intecta - which is more common in the literature) because it is the older name.

Locality

Indonesia
Lembeh
Jan, Mar, Apr, Jun, Oct, Nov, Dec
Komodo
May, Aug, Dec
Raja Ampat
Mar, Apr, Dec
Bali
Apr, May
Ambon
Mar, Dec
Rinca Island
Oct, Dec
Alor
Aug
Fakfak
Apr
Halmahera
Jun
Kaimano
Apr
Manado
May
Triton Bay
Dec
 
Australia
Fremantle
Jul, Aug, Nov, Dec
Nelson Bay
Dec
Sydney
Feb
Abrolhos Islands
Apr
New South Wales
Aug
 
Kenya
Watamu
Feb, Dec
Malindi
Dec
 
Philippines
Anilao
Apr, May, Sep
Dumaguete
Apr
Puerto Galera
Nov
 
PNG
Milne Bay
Jan

Sample Photos of Atagema ornata

Photo by Graham Abbott in Komodo, Indonesia
Photo by Brent Murdoch in Fremantle, Australia
Photo by Wolfgang Krutz in Komodo, Indonesia
Photo by Brent Murdoch in Fremantle, Australia