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