Aldisa banyulensis explained

Aldisa banyulensis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cadlinidae.^[1]

Distribution

This species was described from Banyuls-sur-Mer, France. It is also reported from the Mediterranean coast of Spain.^[2]

Description

Aldisa banyulensis is a small sea slug that is normally 8–12 mm in length. It is red or orange-red in colour with two oval markings on the midline of the back which resemble the inhalent pore-sieves of its sponge food. There are pale streaks running from the sides of the back to the edge of the mantle and between the rhinophores.^[3]

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Aldisa banyulensis Pruvot-Fol, 1951. Accessed on 2018-12-03.
2. Garcia, F.J., Garcia-Gomez, J.C. & Cervera, J.L. (1986) Ridescrizione di Aldisa banyulensis Pruvot-Fol, 1951 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Nudibranchia). Lavori della Societe Italiana di Malacologia, 22: 97-110.
3. Rudman, W.B., 2002 (November 11) Aldisa banyulensis Pruvot-Fol 1951. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

   Ecology

   This species is reported to feed on the sponge Hemimycale columella (Hymedesmiidae).

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