| Aeolidiella glauca | |
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| The nudibranch Aeolidiella glauca, Strangford Lough, Irish Sea. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Aeolidiidae |
| Genus: | Aeolidiella |
| Species: | A. glauca |
| Binomial name | |
| Aeolidiella glauca (Alder & Hancock, 1845) | |
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Aeolidiella glauca is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch in the family Aeolidiidae.
Description
The body of this nudibranch attains a length of 45 mm. It is orange-brown in colour with extensive fawn or light brown surface pigment both on the dorsum and in a rim around the edge of the foot. The cerata are covered with dense flecks of fawn-coloured pigment. The outer half of the oral tentacles and rhinophores are similarly pigmented.
The body is the host of the ectoparasitic copepods Doridicola agilis Leydig, 1853 and Splanchnotrophus angulatus Hecht, 1893.
Distribution
This species was described from Berry Head, Torbay, England. It has subsequently been reported from Norway, Great Britain, Ireland, Denmark, and the Atlantic coast of France south to Arcachon Bay.
References
- Alder, J., & A. Hancock. 1845. Notice of a new genus and several new species of nudibranchiate Mollusca. Annals & Magazine of Natural History 16(106):311-316.
- ^ Gofas, S. (2015). Aeolidiella glauca (Alder & Hancock, 1845). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-14
- Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. 1994. A Field Guide to the Nudibranchs of the British Isles. Immel Publishing Ltd., 20 Berkeley Street, Berkeley Square, London W1X 5AE. ISBN 1-898162-05-0
- Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2015). Aeolidiella glauca (Alder & Hancock, 1845). Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2015-11-15
- Alder, J. & A. Hancock 1845-1855. A monograph of British nudibranchiate molluscs. 2 vols. Ray Society, London.
- Thompson, 1988. Molluscs: Benthic Opisthobranchs. Linnean Society of rumper.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: pp. 180–213.
External links
- Sea Slug Forum listing
- "Aeolidiella glauca". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Aeolidiella glauca | |
| Eolis glauca | |