WoRMS taxon details
Pteraeolidia ianthina (Angas, 1864)
AphiaID: 213527
AphiaID: 213527
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Dexiarchia (Suborder) > Aeolidida (Infraorder) > Aeolidioidea (Superfamily) > Facelinidae (Family) > Pteraeolidia (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | |||||||||||||
| Parent | Pteraeolidia Bergh, 1875 | |||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Flabellina ianthina Angas, 1864 (original combination) Flabellina scolopendrella Risbec, 1928 Flabellina semperi Bergh, 1870 | |||||||||||||
| Sources |
additional source: Willan, R. (2009). Opisthobranchia (Mollusca). In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp [details] additional source: Yorifuji M., Takeshima H., Mabuchi K. & Nishida M. (2012) Hidden diversity in a reef-dwelling sea slug, Pteraeolidia ianthina (Nudibranchia, Aeolidina), in the Northwestern Pacific. Zoological Science 29(6): 359-367. , available online at http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.2108/zsj.29.359 [details] | |||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | |||||||||||||
| Distribution | New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details] | |||||||||||||
| Links | To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To GenBank (83 nucleotides; 1 proteins) To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org) To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection | |||||||||||||
| Note |
Description: Up to 7 cm . One of the most common aeolids found, this species has many clusters of cerata on each side. Body colour can be pale to dark purple, although brown and green specimens are not uncommon. The fat rhinophores and very long oral tentacles are banded with violet and white. Brown and green pigments are due to the presence of symbiotic zooaxanthellae which continue to photosynthesise. Nematocysts are also present in the tips of the cerata and these, together with the zooaxanthellae, are presumed to be derived from coelenterate prey. Habitat: diverse, among shallow coral reefs. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. N.B. can inflict a painful sting to humans. [details] | |||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213527 | |||||||||||||
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| Citation: Rosenberg, G. (2013). Pteraeolidia ianthina (Angas, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213527 on 2013-05-22 | ||||||||||||||
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