Baeolidia rieae
Baeolidia rieae is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.[2]
| Baeolidia rieae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Aeolidiidae |
| Genus: | Baeolidia |
| Species: | B. rieae |
| Binomial name | |
| Baeolidia rieae Carmona, Pola, Gosliner & Cervera, 2014[1] | |
Distribution
This species was described from a specimen found in 7 m (23 ft) depth at Amami Ōshima Island, Japan.[1]
Description
Baeolidia rieae has a translucent body with mottled pale brown and pearly white surface pigmentation. The rhinophores are almost smooth with small scattered papillae. The cerata are somewhat flattened and broad near the base, abruptly tapering to a cylindrical outer half.[1]
References
- Carmona L., Pola M., Gosliner T.M. & Cervera J.L. 2014. Review of Baeolidia, the largest genus of Aeolidiidae (Mollusca: Nudibranchia), with the description of five new species. Zootaxa, 3802 (4): 477–514.
- MolluscaBase (2018). Baeolidia rieae Carmona, Pola, Gosliner & Cervera, 2014. Accessed on 2018-11-22.
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