Phylliroe bucephala

Phylliroe bucephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Suborder:	Cladobranchia
Family:	Phylliroidae
Genus:	Phylliroe
Species:	P. bucephala
Binomial name
	Phylliroe bucephala; Lamarck, 1816
Synonyms
	List Phylliroe bucephalePeron and Lesueur, 1810; Phylliroe bucephalumPéron & Lesueur, 1810; Phylliroe roseumd'Orbigny, 1836; Phylliroe sanzoiSparta, 1925;

Last updated December 31, 2025

Phylliroe bucephala is a parasitic species of pelagic nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Phylliroidae.

Biology

This species of nudibranch is transparent with its guts visible through the laterally flattened body. It has a tail and two long smooth rhinophores. It feeds on jellyfish and plankton as an adult. The juveniles parasitize Zanclea medusae.^[1]

References

↑ Gosliner TM, Valdes A Behrens DW 2015 Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification Indo-Pacific New World Publications Jacksonville Florida USA

Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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[1] Gosliner TM, Valdes A Behrens DW 2015 Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification Indo-Pacific New World Publications Jacksonville Florida USA

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