Carronella pellucida explained

Carronella pellucida is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Flabellinidae.^[1] It is occasionally referred to as the milky white sea slug, the pellucid aeolid, or the red-gilled nudibranch, though these names are not commonly accepted in formal settings.

Description

Carronella pellucida has a translucent white body and opaque white pigment on the tips of the rhinophores, oral tentacles and cerata.^[2]

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Carronella pellucida (Alder & Hancock, 1843). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-04-17.
2. http://eol.org/pages/586456/overview Flabellina pellucida (Alder & Hancock, 1843).
3. Web site: MarLIN - The Marine Life Information Network - Milky-white sea slug (Carronella pellucida) . 2023-06-19 . www.marlin.ac.uk.
4. Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. .
5. Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2015). Flabellina pellucida (Alder & Hancock, 1843). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2015-3-25^[2] The bodies of the cerata are bright red due to the presence and appearance of the nudibranch's digestive glands. These cerata are arranged in distinct clusters which extend from several common stalks known as peduncles.^[3]

   The maximum recorded body length is 30 mm^[4] or up to 40 mm.

   Distribution

   This species was described from a single specimen collected from deep water, off Cullercoats, England, North Sea. It has a northerly distribution in the UK, being found most regularly in Scotland.

   Ecology

   Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 20 m.This species usually feeds on Eudendrium arbuscula, a hydroid in the family Eudendriidae.

   References