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Aeolidiopsis ransoni
Pruvot-Fol, 1956
 
Aeolidiopsis ransoni
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Identification:  This is a flattened, translucent-gray aeolid densely flecked with brown and white spots.

Natural history:  Aeolidiopsis ransoni is known from a single animal found in a moderately protected rocky habitat. Unlike most members of its family, it feeds and zoanthiniarians of the genus Palythoa rather than on anemones.

Distribution:  Maui: widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific.

Taxonomic notes:  First recorded in Hawaii from Napili Bay, Maui by Terry Gosliner in April, 1994.

Photo:  Terry Gosliner: Napili Bay, Maui; April, 1994.

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