Baeolidia rieae explained

Baeolidia rieae 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 found in depth at Amami ƌshima Island, Japan.

Description

Baeolidia rieae has a translucent body with mottled pale brown and pearly white surface pigmentation. The rhinophores are almost smooth with small scattered papillae. The cerata are somewhat flattened and broad near the base, abruptly tapering to a cylindrical outer half.

Notes and References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Baeolidia rieae Carmona, Pola, Gosliner & Cervera, 2014. Accessed on 2018-11-22.