Baeolidia ransoni explained

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

Distribution

The holotype of this species was collected in Koukura Is, Tuamotu Archipelago, in the central Pacific Ocean. It has been reported from Japan, Indonesia and Australia.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Gofas, S. (2015). Baeolidia ransoni (Pruvot-Fol, 1956). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-10-26.
2. Rudman, W.B., 2002 (July 18) Aeolidiopsis ransoni Pruvot-Fol, 1956. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

   Description

   The body of Baeolidia ransoni is translucent white. The cerata are overlaid with brown spots, which are groups of zooxanthellae.

   Ecology

   Baeolidia ransoni feeds on colonial sea anemones of the genus Palythoa.

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