''Apata pricei'' (also known as "Price's Aeolid") is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine (ocean), marine Heterobranchia, heterobranch mollusc in the family Apataidae.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).
[In] Sea 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 American coast from Ketchikan, Alaska to La Jolla, California.

Diet

This species has been reported to feed on the hydroids, ''Halecium'' and ''Corymorpha palma''.

References

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