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Sacoglossa
Alderia modesta (Loven, 1844)
Nomenclature
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Family: LimapontiidaeGenus: Alderia Allman, 1846
Species:
Alderia modesta (Loven, 1844)
SUMMARY
"The flattened body may reach 10 mm in extended length and is pale fawn in colour with blotches of green, brown and white, the whole effect being rather dark and drab. The cerata are arranged dorso-laterally and may total up to 32 per individual, arranged in up to seven rows, each containing up to six cerata per half-row. Regular pulsations of these cerata (visible with a lens) bring about blood-circulation; no heart is present. Through the skin of the cerata and of the foot, the ramifying diverticula of the digestive can be seen. The anal opening is posterodorsal."