Phestilla minor
Appearance
Phestilla minor | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
Family: | Trinchesiidae |
Genus: | Phestilla |
Species: | P. minor
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Binomial name | |
Phestilla minor Rudman, 1981[1]
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Phestilla minor is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trinchesiidae.[2]
Distribution
This species was described from Kunduchi Beach, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Additional specimens from Lizard Island, Australia were included in the original description.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b Rudman, W. B. (1981). Further studies on the anatomy and ecology of opisthobranch molluscs feeding on the scleractinian coral Porites. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 71: 373-412.
- ^ Picton, B.; Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2017). Phestilla minor Rudman, 1981. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed on 2017-11-09
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 1999 (May 23) Phestilla minor Rudman, 1981. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.