''Apata pricei'' (also known as "Price's Aeolid") is a
species of
sea slug, an aeolid
nudibranch, a
marine
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heterobranch mollusc
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in the family
Apataidae
Apataidae is a taxonomic family of brightly coloured sea slugs, specifically nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusk
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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. 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,
California where it was found rarely, in rock pools on the shore.
[ The species is reported from the Northeast Pacific Ocean on the ]North America
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n coast from Ketchikan, Alaska to La Jolla, California.
Diet
This species has been reported to feed on the hydroids, ''Halecium
''Halecium'' is a genus of hydrozoans in the family Haleciidae
Haleciidae is a family of hydrozoans. Their hydroid colonies emerge from a creeping hydrorhiza and usually form upright branching colonies, although some species' colonies are s ...
'' and '' Corymorpha palma''.
References
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Apataidae
Gastropods described in 1966