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Three-coloured Aeolis
Eubranchus tricolor
Eubranchus tricolor, common name the painted balloon aeolis, is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae. It is the type species of the genus Eubranchus.
From the article Eubranchus tricolor on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This aeolid nudibranch is translucent white with rings of white, yellow and white at the tips of the cerata. The cerata are swollen and translucent with a narrow digestive gland which is usually dull purple in colour. There is a superficial resemblance to Janolus cristatus. The maximum recorded body length is 10 mm.
Range & habitat
This species was first described from the Isle of Man, Irish Sea, United Kingdom. It has subsequently been reported from all around Britain and Ireland, as well as from continental coasts from Norway to Portugal and into the Mediterranean Sea.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
Minimum recorded depth is 128 m. Maximum recorded depth is 128 m. Eubranchus tricolor feeds on several species of hydroids including Nemertesia antennina and Nemertesia ramosa, family Plumulariidae.
Wikipedia: “Ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 482968.