Aegires citrinus
Appearance
Aegires citrinus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Superfamily: | Polyceroidea |
Family: | Aegiridae |
Genus: | Aegires |
Species: | A. citrinus
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Binomial name | |
Aegires citrinus Pruvot-Fol 1930[1]
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Synonyms | |
Aegires citrinus is a species of sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine, opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aegiridae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Aegires citrinus. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2017-04-24.
- ^ a b c Rudman, W. B. (2003-07-02). "Aegires citrinus Pruvot-Fol, 1930". www.seaslugforum.net. Australian Museum, Sydney. Retrieved 2019-01-16.