Key Identification Features
- Baeolidia australis can be distinguished from the related species Baeolidia moebii by several consistent features.
- Its color is variable, and it usually has speckled darker markings on the head and back regions.
- papillosa has a distinct V-shaped pattern on its head that extends from one oral tentacle to the opposite tentacle.
- The first row of cerata have reduced digestive gland extensions, are white, and form a distinct collar.
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