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King's Aldisa

Aldisa tara Millen ex Millen & Gosliner 1985

Aldisa tara

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Aldisa tara is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cadlinidae.[2]

Distribution

This species was described from British Columbia, Canada.[3]

Ecology

Aldisa tara feeds on a red Hymedesmiid sponge, a Hamigera sp.[1]

Etymology

The name tara refers to the Hill of Tara, the mythological seat of the high-kings of Ireland.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Millen, S. V. and Gosliner, T. M. (1985) Four new species of dorid nudibranchs belonging to the genus Aldisa (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia), with a revision of the genus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 84: 195-233.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Aldisa tara Millen in Millen & Gosliner, 1985. Accessed on 2018-12-03.
  3. ^ Behrens, D.W., 2006 (March 24) Aldisa tara Millen in Millen & Gosliner, 1985. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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Aldisa tara: Brief Summary

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Aldisa tara is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cadlinidae.

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