Biology:Baeolidia rieae

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Baeolidia rieae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Aeolidiidae
Genus: Baeolidia
Species:
B. rieae
Binomial name
Baeolidia rieae
Carmona, Pola, Gosliner & Cervera, 2014[1]

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

Distribution

This species was described from a specimen found in 7 m (23 ft) depth at Amami Ōshima Island, Japan .[1]

Description

Baeolidia rieae has a translucent body with mottled pale brown and pearly white surface pigmentation. The rhinophores are almost smooth with small scattered papillae. The cerata are somewhat flattened and broad near the base, abruptly tapering to a cylindrical outer half.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Carmona L., Pola M., Gosliner T.M. & Cervera J.L. 2014. Review of Baeolidia, the largest genus of Aeolidiidae (Mollusca: Nudibranchia), with the description of five new species. Zootaxa, 3802 (4): 477–514.
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Baeolidia rieae Carmona, Pola, Gosliner & Cervera, 2014. Accessed on 2018-11-22.

Wikidata ☰ Q21247070 entry