Aldisa albatrossae
| Aldisa albatrossae | |
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| Aldisa albatrossae off the Bonin Islands, Japan. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Cadlinidae |
| Genus: | Aldisa |
| Species: | A. albatrossae
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| Binomial name | |
| Aldisa albatrossae Elwood, Valdés & Gossliner, 2000 [1]
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Aldisa albatrossae is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cadlinidae.[2]
Distribution
Described from Seragaki, Okinawa, Japan, this demersal nudibranch has a wide distribution in the tropical Pacific region. It has been found at depths between 3 and 72 m, in diverse places: Okinawa, the Philippines and North Sulawesi.[3]
Description
Aldisa albatrossae is a rather small nudibranch, with a length between 11 and 22 mm. The bluish gray dorsum is covered with many white, round tubercles. Typically there is a black line which starts in front of the rhinophores, and continues in a rectangular shape to the gills at the back. This black line then encompasses the gills. There are also yellow-orange markings on the corners of the rectangle. The lamellate rhinophores have a translucent, dirty-white color. The bipinnate gills only have a few branches, and have the same dirty white color.[4][5] It is believed to mimic species of Phyllidiella and shares this characteristic with some other species of Aldisa such as Aldisa williamsi, Aldisa erwinkoehleri and unrelated dorid nudibranchs such as Paradoris liturata.[1][6]
References
- ^ a b Elwood, H.R.; Valdés, Á.; Gosliner, T.M. (2000). "Two new species of Aldisa Bergh, 1878 (Mollusca, Nudibranchia) from the Tropical Indo-Pacific". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 52 (14): 171–181. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Aldisa albatrossae Elwood, Valdés & Gosliner, 2000. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-02-04
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2003 (August 28) Aldisa albatrossae Elwood, Valdés, & Gosliner, 2000. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ Nakano, Rie (2004): "Opisthobranchs of Japan Islands" 304 pp.; Rutles, Inc. [In Japanese].
- ^ Ono, Atsushi (2004): "Opisthobranchs of Ryukyu Islands" 304 pp.; Rutles, Inc. [In Japanese].
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2002 (March 11) Aldisa erwinkoehleri Perrone, 2001. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.