Phyllidia alyta
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| Phyllidia alyta | |
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| The nudibranch Phyllidia alyta, head end towards the left, Unawatuna, Sri Lanka. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Phyllidiidae |
| Genus: | Phyllidia |
| Species: | P. alyta
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllidia alyta Yonow, 1996[1]
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Phyllidia alyta is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]This species was described from Ari Atoll, Maldives. It has been found in the Indian Ocean from the Maldives, Mauritius, Réunion, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.[3]
Description
[edit | edit source]This nudibranch has a grey coloured dorsum with white tubercles in rows separated by four longitudinal black stripes. The rhinophores are yellow and some of the dorsal tubercles are tipped with yellow.[3]
Diet
[edit | edit source]This species feeds on sponges.
References
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- ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 1999 (November 23) Phyllidia alyta Yonow, 1996. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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