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Aegires citrinus

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Aegires citrinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Polyceroidea
Family: Aegiridae
Genus: Aegires
Species:
A. citrinus
Binomial name
Aegires citrinus
Pruvot-Fol 1930[1]
Synonyms

Aegires pruvotfolae Fahey & Gosliner, 2004

Aegires citrinus is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine, opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aegiridae.[2]

Distribution

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This species was described from New Caledonia.[1] It is common in Eastern Australia and known from the Philippines.[3] Aegris citrinus has also been found at Cabilao Island, Philippines.[3]

Description

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Aegris Citrinus is a nudibranch whose length averages about 14 mm. Its coloration may be translucent, white, or a bright yellow. This depends on the sponges it eats. [3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Pruvot-Fol A. (1930) Diagnoses provisoires (incomplètes) des espèces nouvelles et liste provisoire des mollusques nudibranches recueillis par Mme A. Pruvot-Fol en Nouvelle Cadédonie (Ile de Pins). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle ser. 2, 2: 229-233. page 230
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Aegires citrinus. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2017-04-24.
  3. ^ a b c Rudman, W. B. (2003-07-02). "Aegires citrinus Pruvot-Fol, 1930". www.seaslugforum.net. Australian Museum, Sydney. Retrieved 2019-01-16.