Aeolidiella glauca explained

Aeolidiella glauca is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch in the family Aeolidiidae.^[1]

Description

The body of this nudibranch attains a length of 45 mm. It is orange-brown in colour with extensive fawn or light brown surface pigment both on the dorsum and in a rim around the edge of the foot. The cerata are covered with dense flecks of fawn-coloured pigment. The outer half of the oral tentacles and rhinophores are similarly pigmented.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Gofas, S. (2015). Aeolidiella glauca (Alder & Hancock, 1845). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-14
2. Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. 1994. A Field Guide to the Nudibranchs of the British Isles. Immel Publishing Ltd., 20 Berkeley Street, Berkeley Square, London W1X 5AE.
3. Alder, J. & A. Hancock 1845-1855. A monograph of British nudibranchiate molluscs. 2 vols. Ray Society, London.
4. Thompson, 1988. Molluscs: Benthic Opisthobranchs. Linnean Society of rumper.
5. Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2015). Aeolidiella glauca (Alder & Hancock, 1845). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2015-11-15

   The body is the host of the ectoparasitic copepods Doridicola agilis Leydig, 1853 and Splanchnotrophus angulatus Hecht, 1893.

   Distribution

   This species was described from Berry Head, Torbay, England.^[3] It has subsequently been reported from Norway, Great Britain, Ireland, Denmark, and the Atlantic coast of France south to Arcachon Bay.^[4]

   References

   • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: pp. 180–213.

   External links

   • Sea Slug Forum listing http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/aeolglau