| Anteaeolidiella cacaotica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Aeolidiidae |
| Genus: | Anteaeolidiella |
| Species: | A. cacaotica |
| Binomial name | |
| Anteaeolidiella cacaotica (Stimpson, 1855) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Anteaeolidiella foulisi (Angas, 1864) | |
Anteaeolidiella cacaotica is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.
Distribution
This species was described from Port Jackson, Australia. It has been reported from Japan, the Line Islands, and New Caledonia.
Description
The body of Anteaeolidiella cacaotica is orange, with a series of white, teardrop-shaped markings on the midline of its notum. Its rhinophores and oral tentacles are white-tipped.
References
- Stimpson W. (1855). Descriptions of some new marine invertebrata. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7: 385–395.
- MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Anteaeolidiella foulisi (Angas, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534038 on 2023-10-26
- ^ Carmona, L.; Bhave, V.; Salunkhe, R.; Pola, M.; Gosliner, T. M.; Cervera, J. L. (2014). "Systematic review of Anteaeolidiella (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Aeolidiidae) based on morphological and molecular data, with a description of three new species". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 171 (1): 108–132. doi:10.1111/zoj.12129.
- Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Feb 4). Comment on Anteaeolidiella indica from northern N.S.W. by Denis Riek. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Anteaeolidiella cacaotica | |
| Anteaeolidiella foulisi | |