Aegires citrinus

Aegires citrinus is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine, opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aegiridae.[2]

Aegires citrinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea
clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Polyceroidea
Family:
Aegiridae
Genus:
Aegires
Species:
A. citrinus
Binomial name
Aegires citrinus
Pruvot-Fol 1930[1]
Synonyms

Aegires pruvotfolae Fahey & Gosliner, 2004

Distribution

This species was described from New Caledonia.[1] It is common in Eastern Australia and known from the Philippines.[3] Aegris citrinus has also been found at Cabilao Island, Philippines.[3]

Description

Aegris Citrinus is a nudibranch whose length averages about 14 mm. Its coloration may be translucent, white, or a bright yellow. This depends on the sponges it eats. [3]

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References
  1. Pruvot-Fol A. (1930) Diagnoses provisoires (incomplètes) des espèces nouvelles et liste provisoire des mollusques nudibranches recueillis par Mme A. Pruvot-Fol en Nouvelle Cadédonie (Ile de Pins). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle ser. 2, 2: 229-233. page 230
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Aegires citrinus. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2017-04-24.
  3. Rudman, W. B. (2003-07-02). "Aegires citrinus Pruvot-Fol, 1930". www.seaslugforum.net. Australian Museum, Sydney. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
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