Baeolidia ransoni

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Baeolidia ransoni
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Baeolidia ransoni amongst its food, Palythoa sp.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Aeolidiidae
Genus: Baeolidia
Species:
B. ransoni
Binomial name
Baeolidia ransoni
(Pruvot-Fol, 1956) [1]
Synonyms

Aeolidiopsis ransoniPruvot-Fol, 1956

Baeolidia ransoni is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae. [2]

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Distribution

The holotype of this species was collected in Koukura Is, Tuamotu Archipelago, in the central Pacific Ocean. It has been reported from Japan, Indonesia and Australia. [3]

Description

The body of Baeolidia ransoni is translucent white. The cerata are overlaid with brown spots, which are groups of zooxanthellae. [3]

Ecology

Baeolidia ransoni feeds on colonial sea anemones of the genus Palythoa .

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References

  1. Pruvot-Fol, A. (1956). Un aeolidien nouveau des mers tropicales: Aeolidiopsis ransoni n. g., n. sp. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, series 2, 28:228-231.
  2. Gofas, S. (2015). Baeolidia ransoni (Pruvot-Fol, 1956). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-10-26.
  3. 1 2 Rudman, W.B., 2002 (July 18) Aeolidiopsis ransoni Pruvot-Fol, 1956. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.