Phyllidiella molaensis

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Phyllidiella molaensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Phyllidioidea
Family: Phyllidiidae
Genus: Phyllidiella
Species:
P. molaensis
Binomial name
Phyllidiella molaensis
(Meyer, 1977) [1]
Synonyms

Phyllidiopsis molaensisMeyer, 1977

Phyllidiella molaensis 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 species was described from the Caribbean Sea coast of Panama. It has been reported from Costa Rica. [3]


Description

This nudibranch is white with a pattern of black concentric rings. The rhinophores are black with white tips. [3]

Diet

This species feeds on sponges.

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References

  1. Meyer, K. B. (1977). Dorid nudibranchs of the Caribbean coast of the Panama Canal Zone. Bulletin of Marine Science 27(2):299-307.
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2015). Phyllidiella molaensis (Meyer, 1977). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-05.
  3. 1 2 Valdés, Ángel; Hamann, Jeff; Behrens, David W.; DuPont, Anne. Caribbean Sea Slugs, Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Etc., Gig Harbor, Washington 2006, pp. 116-117. ISBN   0-9700574-2-3