Ancula gibbosa explained

Ancula gibbosa, common name Atlantic ancula, is a species of dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae.

Distribution

This species was described from the Mediterranean Sea at Nice, France. It has a wide distribution from there along the Atlantic coast to Norway, Greenland, Iceland and across to New England on the coast of North America. Ancula pacifica apparently has a number of colour varieties which closely approach this species and is currently believed to be a synonym.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2010. Ancula gibbosa [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.

   Ecology

   Ancula gibbosa feeds on Ectoprocta. It has been reported to possibly feed on a variety of sessile organisms, but these are just the substratum to which the ectoprocts are attached.

   References

2. Rudman, W.B., 2000 (March 24) Ancula gibbosa (Risso, 1818). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

   Description

   This goniodorid nudibranch has a translucent white body with yellow or white tipped processes.^[1]