Baeolidia ransoni
| Baeolidia ransoni | |
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| The nudibranch Baeolidia ransoni amongst its food, Palythoa sp. | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Species: | B. ransoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Baeolidia ransoni (Pruvot-Fol, 1956)[1]
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Aeolidiopsis ransoni Pruvot-Fol, 1956 | |
Baeolidia ransoni is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.[2]
Distribution[edit]
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[edit]
The body of Baeolidia ransoni is translucent white. The cerata are overlaid with brown spots, which are groups of zooxanthellae.[3]
Ecology[edit]
Baeolidia ransoni feeds on colonial sea anemones of the genus Palythoa.
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gofas, S. (2015). Baeolidia ransoni (Pruvot-Fol, 1956). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-10-26.
- ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 2002 (July 18) Aeolidiopsis ransoni Pruvot-Fol, 1956. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.