Anteaeolidiella cacaotica
Species of gastropod
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Anteaeolidiella cacaotica is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.[3]
| Anteaeolidiella cacaotica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Aeolidacea |
| Family: | Aeolidiidae |
| Genus: | Anteaeolidiella |
| Species: | A. cacaotica |
| Binomial name | |
| Anteaeolidiella cacaotica | |
| Synonyms | |
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Anteaeolidiella foulisi (Angas, 1864)[2] | |
Distribution
This species was described from Port Jackson, Australia. It has been reported from Japan, the Line Islands, and New Caledonia.[3]
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.[4]