''Aeolidiella sanguinea'' 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 ...
.
[Gofas, S. (2015)]
''Aeolidiella sanguinea'' (Norman, 1877).
In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-12
Distribution
This marine species was described from
Innislacken,
Roundstone Bay,
Ireland
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. It has been reported from the Atlantic coast of Europe from
Scotland
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south to
Portugal
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and in the Atlantic Ocean off the
Azores
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.
Description
''Aeolidiella sanguinea'' is an
aeolidiid nudibranch with a translucent red body and
cerata. The
rhinophores and oral tentacles are tipped with white. The body attains a length between 30 mm and 45 mm.
[Rudman, W.B., 2006 (August 1]
''Aeolidiella sanguinea'' (Norman, 1877).
n/nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.[Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2015)]
''Aeolidiella sanguinea'' (Norman, 1877).
n/nowiki> Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2015-11-15
References
Further reading
* 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.
* Picton B.E. & Morrow C.C., 1994 : ''A Field Guide to the Nudibranchs of the British Isles''. Immel Publishing LtId., London
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Aeolidiidae
Gastropods described in 1877