Aeolidia libitinaria

Author: Valdés, Lundsten, and Wilson 2018

Description

General: Body elongate, wide, with numerous elongate, dorso-lateral cerata. Cerata arranged in densely packed rows, running from behind oral tentacles to posterior end of body. Cerata increase in size in each row, lateral cerata typically shorter, dorsal cerata longer. Oral tentacles tentacular, narrow, elongate. Rhinophores elongate (Figs. 2F), with low irregular swellings. Body color brown-ochre, covered with densely arranged yellowish spots. Rhinophores and oral tentacles same color as body but two distal thirds yellowish-white. Cerata also with same color as body with digestive gland branches partially visible, particularly in smaller cerata, giving them a reddish tinge; cnidosacs white.

Size: 23 mm (preserved)

Geographic Information

Published depth range: ~382 m

Ocean range (global): Monterey Canyon.

Habitat description: Benthic, soft sediment.

Additional Information

References

Encyclopedia of Life

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World Register of Marine Species

National Center for Biotechnology Information

Valdés, A., L. Lundsten, and N.G. Wilson (2018). Five new deep-sea species of nudibranchs (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Cladobranchia) from the Northeast Pacific. Zootaxa 4526 (4): 401–433.

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Citation: Aeolidia libitinaria (Valdés, Lundsten, and Wilson 2018) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Aeolidia%20libitinaria. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-25.

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Aeolidia libitinaria Author: Valdés, Lundsten, and Wilson 2018 MBARI 2009: D96-02 Click here for a larger image. MBARI 2009: D96-02 Click here for a larger image. MBARI 2009: D96-02 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Mollusca (phylum) Gastropoda (class) Heterobranchia (infraclass) Euthyneura (infraclass) Nudipleura (superorder) Nudibranchia (order) Cladobranchia (suborder) Aeolidioidea (superfamily) Aeolidiidae (family) Aeolidia (genus) Aeolidia libitinaria (species) Description General: Body elongate, wide, with numerous elongate, dorso-lateral cerata. Cerata arranged in densely packed rows, running from behind oral tentacles to posterior end of body. Cerata increase in size in each row, lateral cerata typically shorter, dorsal cerata longer. Oral tentacles tentacular, narrow, elongate. Rhinophores elongate (Figs. 2F), with low irregular swellings. Body color brown-ochre, covered with densely arranged yellowish spots. Rhinophores and oral tentacles same color as body but two distal thirds yellowish-white. Cerata also with same color as body with digestive gland branches partially visible, particularly in smaller cerata, giving them a reddish tinge; cnidosacs white. Size: 23 mm (preserved) Geographic Information Published depth range: ~382 m Ocean range (global): Monterey Canyon. Habitat description: Benthic, soft sediment. Additional Information References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Valdés, A., L. Lundsten, and N.G. Wilson (2018). Five new deep-sea species of nudibranchs (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Cladobranchia) from the Northeast Pacific. Zootaxa 4526 (4): 401–433. Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Aeolidia libitinaria (Valdés, Lundsten, and Wilson 2018) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Aeolidia%20libitinaria. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-25.
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