Anteaeolidiella saldanhensis

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Anteaeolidiella saldanhensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Aeolidiidae
Genus: Anteaeolidiella
Species:
A. saldanhensis
Binomial name
Anteaeolidiella saldanhensis
(Barnard, 1927)
Synonyms[1]
  • Aeolidiella saldanhensis Barnard, 1927
  • Aeolidiella multicolor Macnae, 1954

Anteaeolidiella saldanhensis, is a

mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.[1][2]

Distribution

This species is confined to the

KwaZulu Natal. It is found from the intertidal zone to a depth of at least 10 m.[3]

Description

Anteaeolidiella saldanhensis can grow as large as 35 mm in total length. It is a slender-bodied nudibranch with orange markings on its notum. Its rhinophores and oral tentacles are white-tipped. Its cerata are short and fat, and are grey or pink with pale tips.[4][5]

Ecology

This nudibranch feeds on the striped anemone Anthothoe chilensis. Its egg mass is a simple spiral consisting of three complete whorls.

References

  1. ^ a b Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2022). "Anteaeolidiella saldanhensis (Barnard, 1927)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. doi:10.1111/zoj.12129
    .
  3. ISBN 0-930118-13-8
    (as Aeolidiella indica)
  4. ISBN 0-620-38054-3
    (as Aeolidiella indica)
  5. ^ Photo of Anteaeolidiella saldanhensis [on] Flickr
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