Aldisa tara

Aldisa tara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Cadlinidae
Genus: Aldisa
Species:
A. tara
Binomial name
Aldisa tara
Millen, 1984

Aldisa tara, also known as King's Aldisa, is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cadlinidae.

Distribution

This species was described from British Columbia, Canada.

Ecology

Aldisa tara feeds on a red Hymedesmiid sponge, a Hamigera sp.

Etymology

The name tara refers to the Hill of Tara, the mythological seat of the high-kings of Ireland.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Millen, S. V. and Gosliner, T. M. (1985) Four new species of dorid nudibranchs belonging to the genus Aldisa (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia), with a revision of the genus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 84: 195-233.
  2. ↑ MolluscaBase (2018). Aldisa tara Millen in Millen & Gosliner, 1985. Accessed on 2018-12-03.
  3. ↑ "King's Aldisa (Aldisa tara)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2026-08-23.
  4. ↑ Behrens, D.W., 2006 (March 24) Aldisa tara Millen in Millen & Gosliner, 1985. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.