Ardeadoris angustolutea

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Ardeadoris angustolutea
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Ardeadoris angustolutea in Guam, head end towards the left
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Ardeadoris
Species:
A. angustolutea
Binomial name
Ardeadoris angustolutea
(Rudman, 1990) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Noumea angustolutea Rudman, 1990 (basionym)

Ardeadoris angustolutea is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. [2] It was transferred to the genus Ardeadoris on the basis of DNA evidence. [3]

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Distribution

This species was described from Ruby Reef, 15°43′59″S145°46′59″E / 15.733°S 145.783°E / -15.733; 145.783 Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. It occurs in the tropical Indo-West Pacific regions, with confirmed sightings from the Philippines, Thailand, Guam, Hawaii and the Marshall Islands. [4]

Description

The mantle in this species is an almost translucent white in colour. The mantle border ranges in colour from opaque white to orange-yellow. The midline of the body has a more opaque line that runs from the rhinophores to the posterior branchia (gills). The rhinophores and branchia have an orange-brown tint. [5] [6] [7]

Ecology

The exact food source for this sea slug is not yet known but the type specimen was found on a purple sponge species which is probably its food. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Rudman W.B. (1990) The Chromodorididae (Opisthobranchia: Mollusca) of the Indo-West Pacific: further species of Glossodoris, Thorunna and the Chromodoris aureomarginata colour group. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 100: 263-326 page(s): 291
  2. 1 2 Caballer, M.; Bouchet, P. (2015). Ardeadoris angustolutea (Rudman, 1990). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-20
  3. ↑ Johnson R.F. & Gosliner T.M. (2012) Traditional taxonomic groupings mask evolutionary history: A molecular phylogeny and new classification of the chromodorid nudibranchs. PLoS ONE 7(4): e33479
  4. 1 2 Rudman, W.B., 1999 (October 17) Noumea angustolutea Rudman, 1990. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  5. ↑ Marshall, J.G. & Willan, R.C. 1999. Nudibranchs of Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Leiden : Backhuys 257 pp.
  6. ↑ Debelius, H. & Kuiter, R.H. (2007) Nudibranchs of the world. ConchBooks, Frankfurt, 360 pp. ISBN   978-3-939767-06-0 page(s): 206
  7. ↑ Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á. (2008) Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs and seaslugs. A field guide to the world's most diverse fauna. Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Washington, 426 pp. page(s): 243
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