Phyllidiella cooraburrama
Appearance
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
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Species: | P. cooraburrama
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Phyllidiella cooraburrama Brunckhorst, 1993[1]
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Phyllidiella cooraburrama 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 Bare Islet 19°15′28″S 147°04′19″E / 19.2577°S 147.0720°E, Townsville, Australia. It has been reported from Pohnpei, Fiji and Bali.[3]
Description
This nudibranch has a black dorsum with tall white-capped tubercles with pink or grey bases. These tubercles are in groups of 2-4 on the middle of the back, with smaller, single tubercles towards the edge of the mantle. The rhinophores are black.[3]
Diet
This species feeds on a sponge.
References
- ^ Brunckhorst D.J. (1993) The systematics and phylogeny of phyllidiid nudibranchs (Doridoidea). Records of the Australian Museum suppl. 16: 1-108.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllidiella cooraburrama Brunckhorst, 1993. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-04.
- ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 1999 (July 12) Phyllidiella cooraburrama Brunckhorst, 1993. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.