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Anteaeolidiella cacaotica

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Anteaeolidiella cacaotica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Aeolidiidae
Genus: Anteaeolidiella
Species:
A. cacaotica
Binomial name
Anteaeolidiella cacaotica
(Stimpson, 1855)[1]
Synonyms

Anteaeolidiella foulisi (Angas, 1864)[2]

Anteaeolidiella cacaotica is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.[3]

Distribution

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This species was described from Port Jackson, Australia. It has been reported from Japan, the Line Islands, and New Caledonia.[3]

Description

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The body of Anteaeolidiella cacaotica is orange, with a series of white, teardrop-shaped markings on the midline of its notum. Its rhinophores and oral tentacles are white-tipped.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Stimpson W. (1855). Descriptions of some new marine invertebrata. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7: 385–395.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Anteaeolidiella foulisi (Angas, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534038 on 2023-10-26
  3. ^ a b Carmona, L.; Bhave, V.; Salunkhe, R.; Pola, M.; Gosliner, T. M.; Cervera, J. L. (2014). "Systematic review of Anteaeolidiella (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Aeolidiidae) based on morphological and molecular data, with a description of three new species". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 171 (1): 108–132. doi:10.1111/zoj.12129.
  4. ^ Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Feb 4). Comment on Anteaeolidiella indica from northern N.S.W. by Denis Riek. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.