Reticulidia fungia

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Reticulidia fungia
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Reticulidia fungia, head facing left
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Phyllidioidea
Family: Phyllidiidae
Genus: Reticulidia
Species:
R. fungia
Binomial name
Reticulidia fungia
Brunckhorst & Gosliner in Brunckhorst, 1993

The Mushroom coral reticulidia (Reticulidia fungia) is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae. [1] [2]

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Description

Reticulidia fungia grows to a maximum length of 40 mm. [3] It does not grow as large as Reticulidia halgerda . Reticulidia fungia has broad-based ridges, those being fewer in number than those of Reticulidia halgerda. The base of these ridges have a fine, white border. The mantle margin is broad and blue-grey in colour. It has a single, black line around the side of its foot occurring slightly above its gills. [4]

Distribution

Reticulidia fungia occurs in areas such as: [5]

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References

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  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Reticulidia fungia Brunckhorst & Gosliner in Brunckhorst, 1993". Marinespecies.org. 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  3. "Reticulidia fungia". Sealifebase.org. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  4. Brunckhorst, D.J., 1993, The systematics and phylogeny of Phyllidiid Nudibranchs (Doridoidea), Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 16: 1-107.
  5. Rudman, W.B., 1999 (November 28) Reticulidia fungia Brunckhorst & Gosliner in Brunckhorst, 1993. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.