Anteaeolidiella chromosoma
Anteaeolidiella chromosoma, common name colorful aeolid, is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.[2]
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia clade Dexiarchia clade Cladobranchia clade Aeolidida |
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| Species: | A. chromosoma |
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| Anteaeolidiella chromosoma (Cockerell & Eliot, 1905)[1] | |
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Spurilla chromosoma Cockerell & Eliot, 1905 | |
Anteaeolidiella chromosoma from San Francisco, California with egg spiral
Distribution
This species was described from specimens collected in the intertidal zone at Deadman's Island, San Pedro, California. It has also been reported from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and Japan.[2]
Description
The body of Anteaeolidiella chromosoma is orange, with white spots scattered on the notum. Its rhinophores and oral tentacles are white-tipped.[3]
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References
- Cockerell, T.D.A.; Eliot, C. (1905). "Notes on a collection of Californian nudibranchs". Journal of Malacology. 12: 31–53 [51].
- 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. doi:10.1111/zoj.12129.
- Rudman, W.B., 2000 (March 18) Spurilla chromosoma Cockerell in Cockerell & Eliot, 1905. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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