Aeolidiopsis ransoni
| Aeolidiopsis ransoni | |
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| Aeolidiopsis ransoni amongst its food, Palythoa sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Aeolidacea |
| Family: | Aeolidiidae |
| Genus: | Aeolidiopsis |
| Species: | A. ransoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Aeolidiopsis ransoni (Pruvot-Fol, 1956[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Baeolidia ransoni (Pruvot-Fol, 1956) | |
Aeolidiopsis ransoni is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.[2]
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.[3]
Description
The body of Aeolidiopsis ransoni is translucent white. The cerata are overlaid with brown spots, which are groups of zooxanthellae.[3]
Ecology
Aeolidiopsis ransoni feeds on colonial sea anemones of the genus Palythoa.
References
- ↑ Pruvot-Fol, A. (1956). Un aeolidien nouveau des mers tropicales: Aeolidiopsis ransoni n. g., n. sp. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, series 2, 28:228-231.
- ↑ Aeolidiopsis ransoni Pruvot-Fol, 1956. 4 August 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- 1 2 Rudman, W.B., 2002 (July 18) Aeolidiopsis ransoni Pruvot-Fol, 1956. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.