Biology:Baeolidia ransoni

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Baeolidia ransoni
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The nudibranch Baeolidia ransoni amongst its food, Palythoa sp.
Scientific classification
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clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia
clade Aeolidida
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B. ransoni
Binomial name
Baeolidia ransoni
(Pruvot-Fol, 1956)[1]
Synonyms

Aeolidiopsis ransoni Pruvot-Fol, 1956

Baeolidia ransoni is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.[2]

Distribution

The holotype of this species was collected in Koukura Is, Tuamotu Archipelago, in the central Pacific Ocean. It has been reported from Japan , Indonesia and Australia .[3]

Description

The body of Baeolidia ransoni is translucent white. The cerata are overlaid with brown spots, which are groups of zooxanthellae.[3]

Ecology

Baeolidia ransoni feeds on colonial sea anemones of the genus Palythoa.

References

  1. Pruvot-Fol, A. (1956). Un aeolidien nouveau des mers tropicales: Aeolidiopsis ransoni n. g., n. sp. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, series 2, 28:228-231.
  2. Gofas, S. (2015). Baeolidia ransoni (Pruvot-Fol, 1956). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-10-26.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Rudman, W.B., 2002 (July 18) Aeolidiopsis ransoni Pruvot-Fol, 1956. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

Wikidata ☰ Q28432050 entry