Phyllidia marindica

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Phyllidia marindica
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The nudibranch Phyllidia marindica, Diani Beach, Kenya.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Phyllidioidea
Family: Phyllidiidae
Genus: Phyllidia
Species:
P. marindica
Binomial name
Phyllidia marindica
(Yonow & Hayward, 1991) [1]
Synonyms

Reyfria marindicaYonow & Hayward, 1991
Fryeria marindica(Yonow & Hayward, 1991)

Contents

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

Distribution

This common species was described from Mauritius. It has been reported from the South Africa to Thailand and north-west Australia. [3]

Description

This nudibranch has a pattern of black on the dorsum interrupted by large yellow-capped tubercles surrounded by pale blue rings which join between the tubercles along the midline. The blue areas coalesce towards the edge of the mantle and the tubercles become small and increasingly numerous, without any yellow caps. The rhinophores are yellow. [3]

Diet

This species feeds on a sponge.

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References

  1. ↑ Yonow. N. & P. Hayward, 1991. Opisthobranches de I'Isle Maurice, avec la description de deux especes nouvelles (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia). Revue Francaise d'Aquariologie 18(1): 1-30.
  2. ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllidia marindica (Yonow & Hayward, 1991). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-10-27.
  3. 1 2 Rudman, W.B., 1999 (July 15) Fryeria marindica (Yonow & Hayward, 1991). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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