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. 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.