Anteaeolidiella_oliviae

<i>Anteaeolidiella oliviae</i>

Anteaeolidiella oliviae

Species of gastropod

Anteaeolidiella oliviae, is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.[2]

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Distribution

This species was described from specimens collected at San Diego, California. Its distribution is apparently confined to California.[2]

Description

The body of Anteaeolidiella oliviae is translucent white with cream coloration on the back. There is sometimes an orange blotch on the head and another over the pericardium. The rhinophores have diagonal lamellae and are bright orange with white tips. The oral tentacles are mostly bright opaque white. The cerata are orange with white tips. Maximum size about 20 mm.[3]

Ecology

This species feeds on sea anemones.[4] It is probably mostly nocturnal in its habits.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    MacFarland, F . M . (8 April 1966). "Studies of opisthobranchiate mollusks of the Pacific Coast of North America". Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences 6: pages 373-377. 546 pp.
  2. [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.
  3. [3]
    Rudman, W.B., 2007 (July 20) Aeolidiella oliviae MacFarland, 1966. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. [4]
    McDonald, G. (2015). Aeolidiella oliviae. Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area.
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