Aegires ortizi is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine, opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aegiridae.
The specific name ortizi is in honour of Dr. Manuel Ortiz from the Center for Marine Research, University of Havana.[1]
The distribution of Aegires ortizi includes the Cayman Islands, the Bahamas, Venezuela, Cuba and Panama.[2]
The body is elongate.[2] The tubercles are large, varying from conical to mushroom-shaped, with flat tops in some individuals.[2] Gill leaves forming a semicircle on the posterior portion of the dorsum.[2] The background color is usually mottled white, sometimes with noticeable brown spots.[2] It can be up to 8 mm long.[2][3]
Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 5 m.[3]
A single specimen was found on cyanobacteria over coral rubble and sand patches in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Panama.[2] In the Bahamas, this species has been found on algae of the genera Cladophora and Sargassum.[2]
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Aegires ortizi is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine, opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aegiridae.
The specific name ortizi is in honour of Dr. Manuel Ortiz from the Center for Marine Research, University of Havana.
