Baeolidia dela is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.[2]
| Baeolidia dela | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Aeolidiidae |
| Genus: | Baeolidia |
| Species: | B. dela
|
| Binomial name | |
| Baeolidia dela (Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1960)[1]
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Distribution
editThis species was described from Addu Atoll, Maldives.
Description
editBaeolidia dela is known only from its internal and external anatomy as it was described from a preserved specimen. The colouration of this species is unknown. The shape of the cerata is described as cylindrical and this could be the distinctive feature that may help to identify this species if Baeolidia specimens matching this description are seen in the Maldives.[3]
References
edit- ^ Marcus Er. & Marcus Ev. (1960) Opisthobranchia aus dem Roten Meer und von den Malediven. Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literature, Abhandlungen der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse, 12: 873–934.
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Baeolidia dela (Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1960). Accessed on 2018-11-22.
- ^ Carmona L., Pola M., Gosliner T.M. & Cervera J.L. 2014. Review of Baeolidia, the largest genus of Aeolidiidae (Mollusca: Nudibranchia), with the description of five new species. Zootaxa, 3802 (4): 477–514.