Facelina auriculata, sometimes known by the common name Slim Aesop, is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch in the family Facelinidae.[2]
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| A live individual of Facelina auriculata, in situ | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Facelinidae |
| Genus: | Facelina |
| Species: | F. auriculata
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Facelina coronata (Forbes & Goodsir, 1839) is a synonym of Facelina auriculata.[3]
Distribution
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edit- ^ Müller O. F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae. Prodromus seu animalium Daniae et Norvegiae ingenarum characteres, nomina et synonyma impris popularium. p. I-XXXII, 1-282.
- ^ a b Gofas, S. (2011). Facelina auriculata (Müller, 1776). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-07-23
- ^ Picton B. (22 July 2001). "Facelina coronata or F. auriculata?" Sea Slug Forum, accessed 28 February 2010.
- ^ Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2015). Facelina auriculata (O F Müller, 1776). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Accessed on 2015-10-7
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 1999 (June 5) Facelina auriculata (Müller, 1776). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp.
- Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp.
- Harms, J., 1993. Checklist of species (algae, invertebrates and vertebrates) found in the vicinity of the island of Helgoland (North Sea, German Bight) - a review of recent records. Helgoländer Meeresuntersuch. 47 1: 1-34.
- 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
- Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.
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- Photos of Facelina auriculata on Sealife Collection