Anteaeolidiella orientalis explained

Anteaeolidiella orientalis is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.[1]

Distribution

This species was described from a specimen collected at Noordwachter Island, northwest of Java, Indonesia.[1] Eolidina mannarensis, described from Mandapam, Gulf of Mannar, India, is its junior synonym.

Description

Anteaeolidiella orientalis has been synonymised with Anteaeolidiella indica in the past, but differs from that species in having white rhinophores with red or orange tips.[1]

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 .