Aeolidiella glauca
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| The nudibranch Aeolidiella glauca, Strangford Lough, Irish Sea. | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Species: | A. glauca
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| Aeolidiella glauca | |
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Aeolidiella glauca is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch in the family Aeolidiidae. [2]
Description
The body of this nudibranch attains a length of 45 mm. It is orange-brown in colour with extensive fawn or light brown surface pigment both on the dorsum and in a rim around the edge of the foot. The cerata are covered with dense flecks of fawn-coloured pigment. The outer half of the oral tentacles and rhinophores are similarly pigmented. [3][4]
The body is the host of the ectoparasitic copepods Doridicola agilis Leydig, 1853 and Splanchnotrophus angulatus Hecht, 1893.
Distribution
This species was described from Berry Head, Torbay, England. [5] It has subsequently been reported from Norway, Great Britain, Ireland, Denmark, and the Atlantic coast of France south to Arcachon Bay. [6]
References
- ^ Alder, J., & A. Hancock. 1845. Notice of a new genus and several new species of nudibranchiate Mollusca. Annals & Magazine of Natural History 16(106):311-316.
- ^ a b Gofas, S. (2015). Aeolidiella glauca (Alder & Hancock, 1845). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-14
- ^ Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. 1994. A Field Guide to the Nudibranchs of the British Isles. Immel Publishing Ltd., 20 Berkeley Street, Berkeley Square, London W1X 5AE. ISBN 1-898162-05-0
- ^ Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2015). Aeolidiella glauca (Alder & Hancock, 1845). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2015-11-15
- ^ Alder, J. & A. Hancock 1845-1855. A monograph of British nudibranchiate molluscs. 2 vols. Ray Society, London.
- ^ Thompson, 1988. Molluscs: Benthic Opisthobranchs. Linnean Society of London.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: pp. 180-213.
External links
- Sea Slug Forum listing [1]
- Gastropods.com: Aeolidiella glauca