Macleay’s sea-slug

Baeolidia macleayi

Sea Life Native IUCN: Not Evaluated

About

a translucent brownish body covered with small, irregular opaque white spots and some orange patches over the pericardium and down the middle of the back. There is a band of white spots halfway up each ceras and a distinct lemon yellow ring towards the tip.

Size

Can grow to around 20 mm

Habitat

Can be found subtidally near sea anemones or under rocks

Distribution

Southeastern Australia including around Tasmania and is also found in New Zealand

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Local Sightings

1 recorded sighting in and around the area.

References & citations (4)

The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2022-01-31 09:32:30)
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Baeolidia macleayi (Angas, 1864) (accessed 2022-01-31 09:33:37)
Grove, S.J. (2018). A Guide to the Seashells and other Marine Molluscs of Tasmania web-site (accessed 2022-01-31 09:34:54)
Review of Baeolidia, the largest genus of Aeolidiidae (Mollusca: Nudibranchia), with the description of five new species (accessed 2022-01-31 09:37:12)

Quick Facts

Common name: Macleay’s sea-slug
Scientific name: Baeolidia macleayi (Angas, 1864)
Family: Aeolidiidae
Category: Sea Life › Other
Origin: Native
Conservation: Not Evaluated

Australian Faunal Directory

Tags

gastropod nudibranch

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