Pteraeolidia ianthina
(Angas, 1864)
Photographed by: Dave Harasti
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Aeolidina |
| Family: | Facelinidae |
| Species: | Pteraeolidia ianthina |
Comment from Richard Willan on photo #5370
A very juvenile individual.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #4133
White colour form.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #4132
Blue colour form.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #2859
Able to be identified by the 2 purple rings on the oral tentacles (looks to be more in this individual, but there are 2 main rings) and multiple rows of cerata on the long snake-like body.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #2299
A juvenile individual of the white colour form. Note the 2 characteristic purple rings on the oral tentacles.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #2238
This is a difficult photo to be sure of because of the angle from which it was taken. However the two purple bars on the oral tentacles and the apparently lamellate rhinophores strongly suggest it is Pteraeolidia ianthina.Locality:
- Indonesia
- Nthn. Mariana Islands
- Saipan (9) Apr, Aug
- Malaysia
- Tenggol (3) May, Aug, Sep
- Tioman (3) Apr, Aug, Oct
- Lankayan (2) Jun
- Kapalai (1)
- Aur - Dayang (1) Jun
- Perhentian (1) Jul
- Redang (1) Jun
- Malaysia (1) Sep
- Thailand
- Similan Islands (3) Nov
- Thailand (1)
- Philippines
- Anilao (3) Jul, Oct
- Coron (2) Jan, Feb
- Malapascua (1) Dec
- Australia
- Nelson Bay (2)
- Sydney (1) Mar
- Egypt
- Red Sea (2) Mar
- Japan
- Izu (2)
- Vietnam
- Vietnam (1)
- Mozambique
- Inhambane (1) May
- China
- Paracel Islands (1)
- USA
- Maui, Hawaii (1) Sep
- Oahu, Hawaii (1) Jun
- PNG
- Guam
- Agat Bay (1) Jul
- Fiji
- Fiji (1) Feb
