Phyllidiella rudmani

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

Phyllidiella rudmani 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 Papua New Guinea with additional specimens from Fiji, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Thailand and the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. It has been reported from the Maldives and Sulawesi. [3]

Description

This nudibranch has a pale pink dorsum with white-capped tubercles. There are two narrow black lines which run in a straight line between the tubercles, joining at the tail. The rhinophores are black with a pink base. [3]

Diet

This species feeds on the sponge Phakellia sp. [3]

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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). Phyllidiella rudmani Brunckhorst, 1993. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-04.
  3. 1 2 3 Rudman, W.B., 1999 (September 12) Phyllidiella rudmani Brunckhorst, 1993. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.