Bajaeolis bertschi

Bajaeolis bertschi is a species of sea slug, specifically an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[2]

Bajaeolis bertschi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Dexiarchia
clade Cladobranchia

clade Aeolidida
Superfamily:
Aeolidioidea
Family:
Facelinidae
Genus:
Bajaeolis
Species:
B. bertschi
Binomial name
Bajaeolis bertschi
Gosliner & Behrens, 1986[1]

Distribution

The holotype of this species was found at 10 m depth at Punta la Gringa, Bahía de los Ángeles, on the Gulf of California coast of Mexico. Additional specimens used in the original description were from nearby Isla de Corona and from Islas Perlas, Bahía de Panama, Panama.[1] It has also been reported from Northern Peru.[3]

References
  1. Gosliner T.M. & Behrens D.W. (1986) Two new species and genera of aeolid nudibranchs from the tropical eastern Pacific. The Veliger 29(1): 101-113.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Bajaeolis bertschi Gosliner & Behrens, 1986. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-12-17
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2005 (November 15) Bajaeolis bertschi Gosliner & Behrens, 1986. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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