Phyllidiella molaensis
Phyllidiella molaensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Phyllidioidea |
Family: | Phyllidiidae |
Genus: | Phyllidiella |
Species: | P. molaensis
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Binomial name | |
Phyllidiella molaensis (Meyer, 1977)[1]
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Synonyms | |
Phyllidiopsis molaensis Meyer, 1977 |
Phyllidiella molaensis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[2]
Distribution[edit]
This species was described from the Caribbean Sea coast of Panama. It has been reported from Costa Rica.[3]
Description[edit]
This nudibranch is white with a pattern of black concentric rings. The rhinophores are black with white tips.[3]
Diet[edit]
This species feeds on sponges.
References[edit]
- ^ Meyer, K. B. (1977). Dorid nudibranchs of the Caribbean coast of the Panama Canal Zone. Bulletin of Marine Science 27(2):299-307.
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2015). Phyllidiella molaensis (Meyer, 1977). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-05.
- ^ a b Valdés, Ángel; Hamann, Jeff; Behrens, David W.; DuPont, Anne. Caribbean Sea Slugs, Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Etc., Gig Harbor, Washington 2006, pp. 116-117. ISBN 0-9700574-2-3