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Anteaeolidiella saldanhensis

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Anteaeolidiella saldanhensis
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A. saldanhensis
Binomial name
Anteaeolidiella saldanhensis
(Barnard, 1927)

Anteaeolidiella saldanhensis, is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.[1]

Distribution

This species is confined to the South African coast from Saldanha Bay to southern KwaZulu Natal. It is found from the intertidal zone to a depth of at least 10 m.[2]

Description

Anteaeolidiella saldanhensis can grow as large as 35 mm in total length. It is a slender-bodied nudibranch with orange markings on its notum. Its rhinophores and oral tentacles are white-tipped. Its cerata are short and fat, and are grey or pink with pale tips.[3][4]

Ecology

This nudibranch feeds on the striped anemone Anthothoe chilensis. Its egg mass is a simple spiral consisting of three complete whorls.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Gosliner, T.M. (1987). Nudibranchs of Southern Africa ISBN 0-930118-13-8 (as Aeolidiella indica)
  3. ^ ZSILAVECZ, G. 2007. Nudibranchs of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay. ISBN 0-620-38054-3 (as Aeolidiella indica)
  4. ^ Photo of Anteaeolidiella saldanhensis [on] Flickr