Aldisa andersoni
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| image = Aldisa-andersoni.jpg
| image_caption = A mating pair of the nudibranch Aldisa andersoni, Mirissa, Sri Lanka.
| genus = Aldisa
| species = andersoni
| authority = Gosliner & Behrens, 2004Gosliner T.M. & Behrens D.W. 2004. [http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/scipubs/pdfs/v55/proccas_v55_n01.pdf Two new species of dorid nudibranchs (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia) from the Indian Ocean.] Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, (4) 55(1): 1-10.
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Aldisa andersoni is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cadlinidae.WoRMS (2014). [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=388772 Aldisa andersoni Gosliner & Behrens, 2004.] Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2015-02-11
Distribution
This species was described from Pigeon Island, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.Behrens, D.W., 2004 (July 9) [http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/aldiande Aldisa andersoni Gosliner & Behrens, 2004.]
Ecology
Aldisa andersoni has been found to contain Phorbazole metabolites which are probably derived from its food, a sponge in the family Hymedesmiidae.Nuzzo, G., Ciavatta, M. L., Kiss, R., Mathieu, V., Leclercqz, H., Manzo, E., Villani, G., Mollo, E., D'Souza, L., Gavagnin, M., and Cimino, G. (2012). Chemistry of the Nudibranch Aldisa andersoni: Structure and Biological Activity of Phorbazole Metabolites. Marine Drugs, 10(8), 1799–1811. doi:10.3390/md10081799