Phyllidiopsis krempfi

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Phyllidiopsis krempfi
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The nudibranch Phyllidiopsis krempfi, Pemuteran, Bali.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Phyllidioidea
Family: Phyllidiidae
Genus: Phyllidiopsis
Species:
P. krempfi
Binomial name
Phyllidiopsis krempfi
Pruvot-Fol, 1957 [1]

Phyllidiopsis krempfi is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae. [2] This species was named to honour Armand Krempf, a French marine biologist and director of the Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography (Vietnam) from 1921.

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Distribution

This species was described from Nha-Trang, Vietnam. [3]

Description

This nudibranch has a white or pink dorsum with compound tubercles with white apices. It is a large Phyllidiid, growing to at least 60 mm in length. It is similar to Phyllidiopsis pipeki but that species has only two longitudinal black lines on the back. [3]

Diet

This species feeds on a sponge.

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References

  1. ↑ Pruvot-Fol, A., (1957). Revision de la famille des Phyllidiadae (2). Journal de Conchyliologie, Paris 97: 104-1 35.
  2. ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllidiopsis krempfi Pruvot-Fol, 1957. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-13.
  3. 1 2 Rudman, W.B., 1998 (December 12) Phyllidiopsis krempfi Pruvot-Fol, 1957. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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