Austraeolis stearnsi (Cockerell, 1901) is a animal in the Facelinidae family, order Nudibranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Austraeolis stearnsi (Cockerell, 1901)
Austraeolis stearnsi is a distinctive small aeolid nudibranch originally described from California and Mexico.
This species reaches a maximum body length of 25 millimeters. Its brilliant orange or yellowish body coloration is quite distinct. It has long foot corners and long oral tentacles. Its radular teeth have a formula of 21-26 x 0.1.0, and the teeth have the typical shape of aeolid nudibranchs that feed on hydroids. This species was originally described from specimens collected in California and Mexico.
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Phidiana lynceus Bergh, 1867
Facelina vicina (Bergh, 1882)
Cratena capensis Barnard, 1927
Emarcusia morroensis Roller, 1972
Phidiana lottini (Lesson, 1831)
Cratena simba Edmunds, 1970
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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