Biology:Anteaeolidiella chromosoma

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Anteaeolidiella chromosoma
Aeolidiella chromosoma from San Francisco, California.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Aeolidiidae
Genus: Anteaeolidiella
Species:
A. chromosoma
Binomial name
Anteaeolidiella chromosoma
(Cockerell & Eliot, 1905)[1]
Synonyms

Spurilla chromosoma Cockerell & Eliot, 1905

Anteaeolidiella chromosoma from San Francisco, California with egg spiral

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]

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]

References

  1. Cockerell, T.D.A.; Eliot, C. (1905). "Notes on a collection of Californian nudibranchs". Journal of Malacology 12: 31–53 [51]. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 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. 
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2000 (March 18) Spurilla chromosoma Cockerell in Cockerell & Eliot, 1905. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

Wikidata ☰ Q20685916 entry