''Apata pricei'' (also known as "Price's Aeolid") is a

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, an aeolid nudibranch, a

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heterobranch

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in the family

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.Bouchet, P. (2015)
''Flabellina pricei'' (MacFarland, 1966).
In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-07

Description

This species of flabellinid has the cerata in neat, well-defined rows. The body colour is translucent white with a pinkish hue. The cerata become orange in the outer third with a red tip to the digestive gland and a small spot or ring of opaque white at the

cnidosac A cnidosac is an anatomical feature that is found in the group of sea slugs known as aeolid nudibranchs, a clade of marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs. A cnidosac contains cnidocytes, stinging cells that are also known as cnidoblasts or nemato ...

. The rhinophores are annulate. ''F. pricei'' have a maximum length of 25mm.Behrens, D.W, 2006 (March 2
''Flabellina pricei'' (Macfarland, 1966).
nSea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

Distribution

The type locality of this species is Monterey Bay,

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where it was found rarely, in rock pools on the shore. The species is reported from the Northeast

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on the

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n coast from Ketchikan,

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to La Jolla,

Diet

This species has been reported to feed on the hydroids, ''

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'' and '' Corymorpha palma''.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q44462074 Apataidae Gastropods described in 1966