Baeolidia cryoporos
Baeolidia cryoporos is a deep-water species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.[2]
| Baeolidia cryoporos | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Aeolidiidae |
| Genus: | Baeolidia |
| Species: | B. cryoporos |
| Binomial name | |
| Baeolidia cryoporos | |
Distribution
This species was found at depths of 2,110 m (6,920 ft) in the Atlantic Ocean, at 47°33′N 08°34′W (west of France).
Description
Baeolidia cryoporos is distinguished from other known Baeolidia species by living in deep, cold water and having no eyes.[1]
References
- Bouchet P. (1977). Opisthobranches de profondeur de l'Ocean Atlantique. II Notaspidea et Nudibranchiata. Journal of Molluscan Studies 43 (1): 28-60, page(s): 60-63
- MolluscaBase (2018). Baeolidia cryoporos Bouchet, 1977. Accessed on 2018-11-22
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