Aeolidiopsis harrietae is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae.
Distribution This species was described from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. It has been reported from Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and the Ryukyu Islands, Japan.
Description Aeolidiopsis harrietae is an extremely flattened animal which hides on the surface of the colonial zoantharian Palythoa.Rudman, W.B., 2002 (July 18) Aeolidiopsis harrietae Rudman, 1982. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.Carmona L., Pola M., Gosliner T.M. & Cervera J.L. 2014. Review of Baeolidia, the largest genus of Aeolidiidae (Mollusca: Nudibranchia), with the description of five new species. Zootaxa, 3802 (4): 477–514.
References
Ortea J. & Moro L. (2020). Integrando la Historia en la Naturaleza: nuevo aeolidáceo (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) para recordar la gesta de Magallanes y Elcano. Avicennia. 26: 15-26