Phyllidia goslineri

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Phyllidia goslineri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Phyllidioidea
Family: Phyllidiidae
Genus: Phyllidia
Species:
P. goslineri
Binomial name
Phyllidia goslineri
Brunckhorst, 1993 [1]

Phyllidia goslineri is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae. [2]

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Distribution

This rare species was described from Madang, Papua New Guinea. [3] It has also been found at Amami-Ooshima Islands, Japan. [4]

Description

This nudibranch has a cream coloured dorsum with smaller regularly spaced brown spots and larger pale brown blotches. The small brown spots are surrounded by pale fawn colour and the overall aspect is unlike other Phyllidia species, being reminiscent of Knoutsodonta depressa , which is camouflaged to look like a bryozoan. The rhinophores are cream. The entire dorsum is covered with small rounded tubercles. [3]

Diet

This species feeds on a sponge.

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References

  1. Brunckhorst D.J. (1993) The systematics and phylogeny of phyllidiid nudibranchs (Doridoidea). Records of the Australian Museum suppl. 16: 1-108.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllidia goslineri Brunckhorst, 1993. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-10-27.
  3. 1 2 Rudman, W.B., 1999 (January 12) Phyllidia goslineri Brunckhorst, 1993. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. Imamotu, J. (2009). Phyllidia goslineri Medslugs.de, accessed 2016-10-27.