Piseinotecus soussi is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Piseinotecidae. [2]
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| Piseinotecus soussi from Banyuls-sur-Mer | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Species: | P. soussi
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| Piseinotecus soussi Tamsouri, Carmona, Moukrim & Cervera, 2014[1]
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Distribution edit
This nudibranch was described from Cap Ghir, Agadir, Morocco. It is also found in Italy and on the Spanish coast and in France at Banyuls-sur-Mer.[1]
Description edit
This piseinotecid nudibranch is translucent white in colour, with a pink-purple hue throughout the body. The tips of the rhinophores, oral tentacles and tail are tipped with white. The digestive gland in the cerata is usually red and there is purple surface iridescence on the outer part of the cerata. Each ceras has several white spots around the tip, just below the cnidosac.[1]
Ecology edit
Piseinotecus soussi feeds on hydroids. It is found in rock pools and in shallow water.
References edit
- ^ a b c Tamsouri, N.; Carmona, L.; Moukrim, A.; Cervera (2014). "Description of a new species of Piseinotecus (Castropoda, Heterobranchia, Piseinotecidae) from the northeastern Atlantic Ocean". Bulletin of Marine Science. 90 (4): 991–997. doi:10.5343/bms.2014.1019.
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Piseinotecus soussi Tamsouri, Carmona, Moukrim & Cervera, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818876 on 2021-09-24
- Ortea J. & Moro L. (2020). Tres aeolidáceos con ceratas rojos (aeolirrojos) de la islas de Cabo Verde (Mollusca: Nudibranchia). Avicennia. 26: 35-40.