Baeolidia scottjohnsoni

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Baeolidia scottjohnsoni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Aeolidiidae
Genus: Baeolidia
Species:
B. scottjohnsoni
Binomial name
Baeolidia scottjohnsoni
Carmona, Pola, Gosliner & Cervera, 2014 [1]

Baeolidia scottjohnsoni, is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae found in the Marshall Islands and Hawaii, United States. [1] [2]

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Distribution

The holotype of this species was collected at a depth of 10 m (33 ft) at Enewetak Pinnacle, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, 9°00′48″N167°43′06″E / 9.0133°N 167.7182°E / 9.0133; 167.7182 . [1] A second specimen from Hawaii was included in the description. [1]

Description

The body of Baeolidia scottjohnsoni is brown with a dense pattern of opaque white pigment over much of the dorsal surface. The rhinophores are stout with long papillae on the surfaces. The cerata are slightly flattened and coloured brown on the exterior faces but have conspicuous blue and white curved bands on the surfaces facing inwards over the back. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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.
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Baeolidia scottjohnsoni Carmona, Pola, Gosliner & Cervera, 2014. Accessed on 2018-11-23.
  3. Johnson, S., 2018. Baeolidia scottjohnsoni Marshall Islands Sea Slugs, accessed 2018-11-23.