Aldisa tara is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cadlinidae.[2]
| Aldisa tara | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Cadlinidae |
| Genus: | Aldisa |
| Species: | A. tara
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| Binomial name | |
| Aldisa tara Millen, 1984[1]
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Distribution
editThis species was described from British Columbia, Canada.[3]
Ecology
editAldisa tara feeds on a red Hymedesmiid sponge, a Hamigera sp.[1]
Etymology
editThe name tara refers to the Hill of Tara, the mythological seat of the high-kings of Ireland.[1]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Aldisa tara Millen in Millen & Gosliner, 1985. Accessed on 2018-12-03.
- ^ Behrens, D.W., 2006 (March 24) Aldisa tara Millen in Millen & Gosliner, 1985. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.