Reticulidia fungia

Reticulidia fungia
Reticulidia fungia, head facing left
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
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]}

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]

• Fiji
• Micronesia
• Eastern Australia
• Taiwan
• Christmas Island
• Bali
• Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia

Gallery

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  Mushroom coral reticulidia (Reticulidia fungia) at Wakatobi National Park Indonesia, 2018
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  Reticulidia fungia at Wakatobi National Park Indonesia, 2018
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  Reticulidia fungia at Bali, 1996

References

1. Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN   3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. https://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
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.

External links

• Photos of Reticulidia fungia in the Sealife Collection