Acanthodoris pilosa
(Abildgaard in Muller, 1789)

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: ANADORIDOIDEA
Subfamily: Onchidorididae

DISTRIBUTION

North Atlantic on both European and American coasts. Also recorded from North Pacific (Aleutian Islands to Morro Bay, California).

PHOTO

Zierikzee (Zeelandbrug), de Oosterschelde, the Netherlands. PHOTO: Peter H. van Bragt.

Usually reaches about to 40mm in length but can grow to 50mm. Intertidal and sublittoral species which feeds on encrusting bryozoans.

Reference:
• Abildgaard, Petrus Christianus. 1789. [In]: O. F. Muller. Zoologia Danica, etc., Vol. 39(3): 1-71, pls. 81-120.
• Muller, O. F. 1788. Zoologia Danica sev animalium Daniae et Norvegiae rariorum ac minus notorum descriptiones et historia, Vol. 2: 124 pp., pls. 51-80.
• Muller, O. F. (1789). Zoologica Danica sev animalium Daniae et Norvegiae rariorum ac minus rotorum descriptiones et historia, ed. 3, vol. 3: 1-71, pls 81-120.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 1999 (August 22) Acanthodoris pilosa (Abildgaard in Muller, 1789). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/acanpilo

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