Phyllidiella striata
| Phyllidiella striata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Phyllidioidea |
| Family: | Phyllidiidae |
| Genus: | Phyllidiella |
| Species: | P. striata |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllidiella striata (Bergh, 1889)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Phyllidiopsis striata Bergh, 1889 | |
Phyllidiella striata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from the Philippines. This name is often erroneously used for Phyllidiopsis xishaensis.
Description
This nudibranch has a black dorsum with longitudinal grey-pink ridges. These ridges are tuberculate and somewhat broken. They form a circle behind the anus and a patch between the rhinophores. The rhinophores are black.[3]
Diet
This species feeds on a sponge.
References
- ↑ Bergh, L.S.R., (1889). Malacologische Untersuchungen. In: Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen von Dr. Carl Gottfried Semper. Zweiter Theil. Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Band 2, Theil 3, Heft 16, 2 Hälfte, pp. 815-872, pls. 82-84.
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllidiella striata (Bergh, 1889). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-05.
- ↑ Yonow N., Anderson R.C., Buttress S.G. (2002) Opisthobranch molluscs from the Chagos Archipelago, Central Indian Ocean. Journal of Natural History 36: 831–882. doi: 10.1080/00222930110039161
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