Aldisa andersoni
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| A mating pair of the nudibranch Aldisa andersoni, Mirissa, Sri Lanka. | |
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| Species: | A. andersoni
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| Aldisa andersoni Gosliner & Behrens, 2004[1]
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Aldisa andersoni is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cadlinidae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from Pigeon Island, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.[3][4] It has subsequently been reported from the Muttom coast, India, and Mirissa, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.[5]
Ecology
Aldisa andersoni has been found to contain Phorbazole metabolites which are probably derived from its food, a sponge in the family Hymedesmiidae.[5]
References
- ^ Gosliner T.M. & Behrens D.W. 2004. Two new species of dorid nudibranchs (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia) from the Indian Ocean. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, (4) 55(1): 1-10.
- ^ WoRMS (2014). Aldisa andersoni Gosliner & Behrens, 2004. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=388772 on 2015-02-11
- ^ Behrens, D.W., 2004 (July 9) Aldisa andersoni Gosliner & Behrens, 2004. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ^ Behrens, 2004 Aldisa andersoni - The Slug Site
- ^ a b Nuzzo, G., Ciavatta, M. L., Kiss, R., Mathieu, V., Leclercqz, H., Manzo, E., Villani, G., Mollo, E., D'Souza, L., Gavagnin, M., and Cimino, G. (2012). Chemistry of the Nudibranch Aldisa andersoni: Structure and Biological Activity of Phorbazole Metabolites. Marine Drugs, 10(8), 1799–1811. doi:10.3390/md10081799