Phyllidia carlsonhoffi
| Phyllidia carlsonhoffi | |
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| A live individual of Phyllidia cf. carlsonhoffi in situ, head end towadrs the left | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Phyllidioidea |
| Family: | Phyllidiidae |
| Genus: | Phyllidia |
| Species: | P. carlsonhoffi |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllidia carlsonhoffi Brunckhorst, 1993 | |
Phyllidia carlsonhoffi is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.
Description
Phyllidia carlsonhoffi has a black body with small rounded yellow tubercles and more or less regularly distributed large conical yellow tubercles in the center of white rings. The ventral surface is a pale cream color, with a median black line on the bottom of the foot sole. The oral tentacles are long and cylindrical.
Distribution
This species has been found in western Pacific Ocean (Micronesia, Papua New Guinea and Fiji).
Habitat
This nudibranch prefers shallow subtidal lagoons, on the reefs, and seaward slopes, at depths of 1-25 meters.
Bibliography
- Gary R. McDonald, University of California Santa Cruz - Nudibranch Systematic Index
- Brunckhorst, D.J. (1993) The systematics and phylogeny of Phyllidiid Nudibranchs (Doridoidea). Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 16: 1-107.
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