Aeolidiella alderi

Aeolidiella alderi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Nudipleura clade Nudibranchia clade Dexiarchia clade Cladobranchia clade Aeolidida
Superfamily:	Aeolidioidea
Family:	Aeolidiidae
Genus:	Aeolidiella
Species:	A. alderi
Binomial name
*Aeolidiella alderi* (Cocks, 1852)
Synonyms^[1]
Aeolidiella soemmeringii Bergh, 1882 (name suppressed under ICZN Opinion 1315 [1985]) Aeolidiella soemmeringii var. mediterranea Bergh, 1885 Eolidia soemmeringii Leuckart, 1828 (invalid: placed on the Official Index by ICZN Opinion 1315) Eolis alderi Cocks, 1852 (original combination)

Aeolidiella alderi is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch in the family Aeolidiidae.^[1]

Description

The body attains a length of 30 mm.

Distribution

This species was described from the North Atlantic Ocean, off Ireland, the North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.

References

1 2 Gofas, S. (2015). Aeolidiella alderi (Cocks, 1852). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-11-12

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: pp. 180-213.

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