Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Orthogastropoda > Subclass Heterobranchia > Infraclass Euthyneura > Subterclass Ringipleura > Superorder Nudipleura > Order Nudibranchia > Suborder Cladobranchia > Superfamily Aeolidioidea > Family Aeolidiidae > Genus Aeolidia

Aeolidia papillosa (Linnaeus, 1761)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Limax Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Aeolidia*	Cuvier, 1798	accepted genus name
*Eolidia*	[sic]	orthographic variant
*Eolis*	Cuvier, 1805	orthographic variant
*Aeolidia campbellii*	(Cunningham, 1871)	taxonomically included in
*Aeolidia filomenae*	Kienberger, Carmona, Pola, Padula, Gosliner & Cervera, 2016	taxonomically included in
*Aeolidia papillosa*	(Linnaeus, 1761)	taxonomically included in
*Eolidia bellardii*	Vérany, 1846	taxonomically included in
*Eolidia casaretii*	Vérany, 1846	taxonomically included in
*Eolidia defilippii*	Vérany, 1846	taxonomically included in
*Eolidia demartinii*	Vérany, 1846	taxonomically included in
*Eolidia durazzii*	Vérany, 1846	taxonomically included in
*Eolidia gandolfii*	Vérany, 1846	taxonomically included in
*Eolidia grubbi*	Vérany, 1853	taxonomically included in
*Eolidia janii*	Vérany, 1846	taxonomically included in
*Eolidia panizzae*	Vérany, 1846	taxonomically included in
*Eolidia tergipedina*	Vérany, 1846	taxonomically included in
*Eolidia whately*	Vérany, 1846	taxonomically included in
*Eolidia zetlandica*	Forbes & Goodsir, 1839	taxonomically included in
*Eolis cuvieri*	Lamarck, 1819	taxonomically included in
*Eolis gigas*	A. Costa, 1866	taxonomically included in
*Eolis timida*	Trinchese, 1873	taxonomically included in
*Aeolis*	Menke, 1844	synonym

Species group names

*Eolis papillosa var. albina*	Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1913	taxonomically included in; nom. dub.
*Aeolidia papillosa var. pacifica*	Bergh, 1879	synonym
*Aeolis lesliana*	MacGillivray, 1843	synonym
*Aeolis murrayana*	MacGillivray, 1843	synonym
*Doris bodoensis*	Gunnerus, 1770	synonym
*Doris vermigera*	W. Turton, 1807	synonym
*Eolis farinacea*	W. Stimpson, 1853	synonym
*Eolis obtusalis*	Alder & Hancock, 1842	synonym
*Eolis papillosa*	(Linnaeus, 1761)	synonym
*Eolis plumata*	Dalyell, 1853	synonym
*Eolis rosea*	Alder & Hancock, 1842	synonym

Children

Eolis papillosa var. albina Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1913

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Danish: stor trådsnegl sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Dutch: grote vlokslak; vlokkige naaktslak; vlokkige zeenaaktslak; vlokkige zeeslak sources: Leewis, R. (2002). Flora en fauna van de zee [Marine flora and fauna]. Veldgids, 16. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-153-X. 320 pp.;Rappé, G. (1987). Shag-rug aeolis Aeolidia papillosa (Linné, 1761) at the east coast [Vlokkige naaktslakken Aeolidia papillosa (Linné, 1761) aan de Oostkust]. De Strandvlo 7(4): 173;Adema, J.P.H.M.; de Bruyne, R.H.; Perk, F.A. (1989). Preliminary name list of marine molluscs and shells, regularly washed ashore along the coasts of the Netherlands and Belgium [Voorlopige naamlijst van de mariene mollusken en de regelmatig langs de kust van Nederland en België aangespoelde schelpensoorten]. De Strandvlo 9(2): 49-59;Hayward, P.; Nelson-Smith, A.; Shields, C. (1999). Gids van kust en strand: flora en fauna [Coast and beach guide: flora and fauna]. Tirion: Baarn, Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-327-5. 352, ill. pp.

English: common grey sea slug; grey sea slug; maned nudibranch; papillose eolis; plumed sea slug; shag-rug aeolis sources: Leewis, R. (2002). Flora en fauna van de zee [Marine flora and fauna]. Veldgids, 16. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-153-X. 320 pp.;PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.;North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

French: eolidien à papilles sources: Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.

German: breitwartige Fadenschnecke; breitwarzige Fadenschnecke sources: Leewis, R. (2002). Flora en fauna van de zee [Marine flora and fauna]. Veldgids, 16. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-153-X. 320 pp.;Unterwasser-Welt Ostsee

Japanese: オオミノウミウシ

Literature

basis of record	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 Linnean Society. 177: 481-506.
additional source	Baba, K. (1935). The Fauna of Akkeshi Bay : 1. Opisthobranchia. Journal of the Faculty of Science Hokkaido University (6) Zoology. 4(3), 115-125.
additional source	Balch, F. N. (1909). A spring collecting trip. Notes on New England nudibranchs II. The Nautilus. 23(3): 33-38.
additional source	Carmona, L., Pola, M., Gosliner, T.M. & Cervera, J.L. (2013). A tale that morphology fails to tell: A molecular phylogeny of Aeolidiidae (Aeolidida, Nudibranchia, Gastropoda). PLoS ONE. 8(5): e63000.
biology source	Russell, H. D. (1942). Observations on the feeding of Aeolidia papillosa L., with notes on the hatching of the veligers of Cuthona amoena A. & H. The Nautilus. 55(3): 80-82.

Genbank

External Links

Marine Life Information Network - UK

Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Aeolidia papillosa (Linnaeus, 1761). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138709