Robin Gwen Agarwal, USA
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Ercolania boodleae (Baba, 1938)
Whole body is black or with black specks. Rhinophores are with witish tips.The blackish cerata have a yellowish-brown or orange-brown cap.
Ercolania boodleae can be found usually in shallow water ( 1-3m depths) on different green algae , such as Cladophora, Enteromorpha, Boodlea, Ulva,Chaetomorpha.This nudibranch feeds on algae.
The name boodleae refers to green algae genus Boodlea.
Synonymised names
Ercolania emarginata K. R. Jensen, 1985 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Stiliger boodleae Baba, 1938 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Whole body is black or with black specks. Rhinophores are with witish tips.The blackish cerata have a yellowish-brown or orange-brown cap.
Ercolania boodleae can be found usually in shallow water ( 1-3m depths) on different green algae , such as Cladophora, Enteromorpha, Boodlea, Ulva,Chaetomorpha.This nudibranch feeds on algae.
The name boodleae refers to green algae genus Boodlea.
Synonymised names
Ercolania emarginata K. R. Jensen, 1985 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Stiliger boodleae Baba, 1938 · unaccepted > superseded combination
