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Facelina auriculata Mueller O.F., 1776 Facelina auriculata Classification Identification Biology Distribution Links Bibliography Update  Print  Send Classification    Latin name : Facelina auriculata (Mueller O.F., 1776) Synonyms : Facelina coronata Doris auriculata, Müller Doris longicornis, Montagu Eolida plumosa Classification : Nudibranchia [ Cuvier, 1817 ] ( Sea slugs )   Name : Facelina auriculata Name : Facelina auriculata Identification    Main identification characters Max size : 38mm in length. The ground colour is translucent white and there is a rose coloured hue around the mouth. The animal's red oesophagus is visible, just behind the lamellate rhinophores. It is quite variable in colour but there is often a bluish sheen on the head and the cerata, and a whitish streak on the upper half of the rhinophores and the tips of the oral tentacles. The oral tentacles are very long. The cerata are also streaked with white, as is the tail of the animal. Possible confusions Has been confused with Facelina bostonienesis in the past but differs in having extensive blue iridescence and a narrower body. Biology    Feed Feed on several hydroid species, but has mainly been found on Obelia geniculata on kelp fronds and on Tubularia. Cycle of life / Reproduction Feel free to update this datasheet and complete this data. Interaction with other species Feel free to update this datasheet and complete this data. Distribution    Habitat Rocks Found under boulders on shore as well as in the sublittoral. Geographical distribution Feel free to update this datasheet and complete this data. Links    Websites : http://michel.barrabes.free.fr/pages_util/espece.php?id=27 http://www.medslugs.de/E/taxonomy/Facelina_auriculata.htm http://www.pictonb.freeserve.co.uk/nudibranchs/facaur.html http://www.seaslugforum.net/faceauri.htm Suggest a link for this species Search with Google Search with AltaVista Bibliography    A Field Guide to the Nudibranchs of the British Isles Bernard Picton, Christine C. Morrow Immel Publishing, 1994 Data sheet written by Christophe Naslain , 29/09/2003 Updates :  Comments Add a comment Be the first to comment this specie ! Update  Print  Send

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