''Anteaeolidiella oliviae'', is a

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, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a

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in the

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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 ...

.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.

Distribution

This species was described from specimens collected at

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, California. Its distribution is apparently confined to California.

Description

The body of ''Anteaeolidiella oliviae'' is translucent white with cream coloration on the back. There is sometimes an orange blotch on the head and another over the pericardium. The rhinophores have diagonal lamellae and are bright orange with white tips. The oral tentacles are mostly bright opaque white. The cerata are orange with white tips. Maximum size about 20 mm.Rudman, W.B., 2007 (July 20
''Aeolidiella oliviae'' MacFarland, 1966.
n/nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

Ecology

This species feeds on

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s.McDonald, G. (2015)
''Aeolidiella oliviae''.
Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area. It is probably mostly nocturnal in its habits.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q20685920 Aeolidiidae Gastropods described in 1966