Anteaeolidiella indica explained

Anteaeolidiella indica is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.

Distribution

This species was described from Mauritius. It has been erroneously reported as a widespread species occurring in the Mediterranean Sea; the Caribbean Sea, South Africa from Saldanha Bay to southern KwaZulu Natal and New Zealand. These records represent a complex of distinct species.^[1]

Description

Bergh^[2] described this species based on Moebius’ drawings and notes. The coloration of the living animal was depicted as white, yellow, and grey, including the oral tentacles and the rhinophores. Miller^[3] designated Aeolidiella indica as the type species of Anteaeolidiella, although his specimen did not match the coloration described by Bergh and was probably Anteaeolidiella lurana.^[1]

The maximum recorded body length is 40 mm.^[4]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.^[4] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Carmona . L. . Bhave . V. . Salunkhe . R. . Pola . M. . Gosliner . T. M. . Cervera . J. L. . 2014 . Systematic review of Anteaeolidiella (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Aeolidiidae) based on morphological and molecular data, with a description of three new species . 10.1111/zoj.12129 . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 171 . 1. 108–132 .
2. Bergh LSR. (1888). Malacologische Untersuchungen. In: Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen von Dr. Carl Gottfried Semper. Zweiter Theil. Wissenschaftliche Resultate 3: 755– 814
3. Miller . M.C. . 2001 . Aeolid nudibranchs (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) of the family Aeolidiidae from New Zealand waters . 10.1080/00222930152023081 . Journal of Natural History . 35 . 5 . 629–662 [633–634] . 86619551 .
4. Welch . J. J. . 2010 . The "Island Rule" and deep-sea gastropods: re-examining the evidence . . 5 . 1. e8776 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776 . 20098740 . 2808249. free .