Anteaeolidiella cacaotica
| Anteaeolidiella cacaotica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Aeolidioidea |
| Family: | Aeolidiidae |
| Genus: | Anteaeolidiella |
| Species: | A. cacaotica |
| Binomial name | |
| Anteaeolidiella cacaotica (Stimpson, 1855)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Anteaeolidiella foulisi (Angas, 1864) | |
Anteaeolidiella cacaotica, is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from Port Jackson, Australia. It has been reported from Japan, the Line Islands, and New Caledonia.[2]
Description
The body of Anteaeolidiella cacaotica is orange, with a series of white, teardrop-shaped markings on the midline of its notum. Its rhinophores and oral tentacles are white-tipped.[3]
References
- ↑ Stimpson W. (1855). Descriptions of some new marine invertebrata. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7: 385–395.
- 1 2 Carmona, L.; Bhave, V.; Salunkhe, R.; Pola, M.; Gosliner, T. M.; Cervera, J. L. (2014). "Systematic review of Anteaeolidiella (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Aeolidiidae) based on morphological and molecular data, with a description of three new species". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 171 (1): 108–132. doi:10.1111/zoj.12129.
- ↑ Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Feb 4). Comment on Anteaeolidiella indica from northern N.S.W. by Denis Riek. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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