Aeolidia papillosa/filomenae
(common grey sea slug, shagrug sea-slug)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Species aggregateAeolidia papillosa/filomenae (common grey sea slug, shagrug sea-slug)
GenusAeolidia (a genus of molluscs)
FamilyAEOLIDIIDAE (a family of sea slugs)
SuperfamilyAEOLIDIOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
InfraorderAeolidida (an infraorder of molluscs)
SuborderDEXIARCHIA (a suborder of molluscs)
OrderNUDIBRANCHIA (sea slugs)
InfraclassOpisthobranchia (opisthobranchs)
SubclassHETEROBRANCHIA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Aeolidia papillosa/filomenae (common grey sea slug, shagrug sea-slug) :
1: Aeolidia papillosa/filomenae (common grey sea slug, shagrug sea-slug)
1 Apr 1969 OSGR: TQ30 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
in rock pool on lower shore
Image 1: Animal with egg massesImage 2: Dorsal viewImage 3: FootImage 4: Head - close-upImage 5: Lateral view

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kienberger, K., Carmona, L., Pola, M., Padula, V., Gosliner, T.M. & Cervera, J.L. 2016 Aeolidia papillosa (Linnaeus, 1761) (Mollusca: Heterobranchia: Nudibranchia), single species or a cryptic species complex? A morphological and molecular study Zoological Journal of the Linnaean Society Vol 177 (3): 481–506.
Willing, M. 2018 Molluscs (Feb 2018) British Wildlife Vol 29 (3): 216-218.

Aeolidia papillosa/filomenae (common grey sea slug, shagrug sea-slug) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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