''Aeolidiella drusilla'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
sea slug
Sea slug is a common name for some marine invertebrates with varying levels of resemblance to terrestrial slugs. Most creatures known as sea slugs are gastropods, i.e. they are sea snails (marine gastropod mollusks) that over evolutionary t ...
, an aeolid
nudibranch in the family
Aeolidiidae
Aeolidiidae, a family of aeolid nudibranchs, are a family of sea slugs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs.Bouchet, P. (2014)''Aeolidiidae'' Gray, 1827.Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2014-10-24
Most, or perhaps all, mem ...
.
Description
The body attains a length of 60 mm.
Distribution
This marine species was described from
Cook Strait, New Zealand. It is also found in southern Australia.
[Rudman, W.B., 2001 (February 4]
''Aeolidiella drusilla'' Bergh, 1900.
n/nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
References
Burn R. (2006) ''A checklist and bibliography of the Opisthobranchia (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Victoria and the Bass Strait area, south-eastern Australia.'' Museum Victoria Science Reports 10:1–42
Aeolidiidae
Gastropods described in 1900
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