From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Best found at
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Southwest shore of Krestof Island +
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Class
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Gastropoda +
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Common name is
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Shaggy Mouse Nudibranch +
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Documentation requested
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false +
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Family
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Aeolidiidae +
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Found at
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Magouns +
, Parkers +
, John Brown's Beach +
, Chaichei +
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Genus
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Aeolidia +
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InfraspecificEpithet
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papillosa +
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Order
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Nudibranchia +
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Origination status is
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Native +
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Phylum
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Mollusca +
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Scientific name is
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Aeolidia papillosa +
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Summary
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The shaggy mouse nudibranch is uncommon bu … The shaggy mouse nudibranch is uncommon but definitely not rare. Perhaps one ''Aeolidia'' is found for every thirty or fifty opalescent nudibranchs found.
Because it has the size, feel, and look of a little mouse (but, alas, not the warmth), this nudibranch is a contender for "cutest invertebrate in Sitka Sound, and as such is always a special treat for the beachcomber. It eats anemones, and stores their stinging cells in its "shaggy fur." their stinging cells in its "shaggy fur." +
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Synonyms include
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Aeolidia serotina +
, Bergh +
, 1879 +
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TaxonRank
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species +
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Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Aeolidia papillosa +
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Categories |
Marine Invertebrate +
, Species +
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Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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25 July 2013 08:48:59 +
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Aeolidia papillosa +
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