Phyllidiopsis gemmata
| Phyllidiopsis gemmata | |
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| Phyllidiopsis gemmata, Réunion, Indian Ocean | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Phyllidiidae |
| Genus: | Phyllidiopsis |
| Species: | P. gemmata
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllidiopsis gemmata Pruvot-Fol, 1957[1]
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Phyllidiopsis gemmata 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 Java, Indonesia. It has been reported from Réunion Island and southern Thailand.[3]
Description
[edit | edit source]This nudibranch has a grey or pink dorsum with compound tubercles with white apices. There are four longitudinal black lines and radiating black lines between the outer line and the edge of the mantle. It is a moderately large Phyllidiid, growing to at least 45 mm in length. It is similar to Phyllidiopsis krempfi but that species has a pattern of black lines on the back.[3]
Diet
[edit | edit source]This species feeds on a sponge.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Pruvot-Fol, A., (1957). Revision de la famille des Phyllidiadae (2). Journal de Conchyliologie, Paris 97: 104-1 35.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllidiopsis gemmata (Pruvot-Fol, 1957). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-14.
- ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 1999 (August 1) Phyllidiopsis gemmata Pruvot-Fol, 1957. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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