Mediterranean Violet Aeolid

Appearance

The species can grow to a length of 50 mm. It feeds primarily on species of ''Eudendrium'', a very common hydroid genus in the Mediterranean Sea.

''Flabellina affinis'' is often confused with ''Flabellina ischitana'', but can be distinguished as follows:

⤷ ''Flabellina affinis'': the digestive gland is not visible as the area beneath the subapical white ring is opaque
⤷ ''Flabellina ischitana'': the ceratal surface has not purple-violet colouration and is translucent

Distribution

This species is found in depths to 50 m in European waters along Portugal and Spain, in the Mediterraneran Sea along Greece, in the Atlantic Ocean from Portugal to Ghana and along the Canaries