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Aeolidia filomenae Kienberger, Carmona, Pola, Padula, Gosliner & Cervera 2016

Aeolidia filomenae

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Aeolidia filomenae is a species of sea slugs, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae. Previously confused with Aeolidia papillosa, this species occurs on coasts of the NE Atlantic Ocean from Scotland south to Portugal.[2]

Distribution

This nudibranch species lives on the Atlantic coast of The British Isles and Europe.[1]

Description

Aeolidia filomenae can be identified by its large number of slightly flattened, hooked cerata on its body except for a triangular area that extends from the rhinophores to the mid dorsum. There is frequently a white Y-shaped mark on the head, which can be hard to see in pale individuals.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Kienberger, Karen; Carmona, Leila; Pola, Marta; Padula, Vinicius; Gosliner, Terrence M. & Cervera, Juan Lucas (2016). "Aeolidia papillosa (Linnaeus, 1761) (Mollusca: Heterobranchia: Nudibranchia), single species or a cryptic species complex? A morphological and molecular study". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 177 (3): 481–506. doi:10.1111/zoj.12379.
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2016). Aeolidia filomenae Kienberger, Carmona, Pola, Padula, Gosliner & Cervera, 2016. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-06-29

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Aeolidia filomenae: Brief Summary

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Aeolidia filomenae is a species of sea slugs, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae. Previously confused with Aeolidia papillosa, this species occurs on coasts of the NE Atlantic Ocean from Scotland south to Portugal.

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