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Phyllidiella molaensis

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Species of gastropod

Phyllidiella molaensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Phyllidioidea
Family: Phyllidiidae
Genus: Phyllidiella
Species: P. molaensis
Binomial name
Phyllidiella molaensis
(Meyer, 1977)
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.

Distribution

This species was described from the Caribbean Sea coast of Panama. It has been reported from Costa Rica.


Description

This nudibranch is white with a pattern of black concentric rings. The rhinophores are black with white tips.

Diet

This species feeds on sponges.

References

  1. Meyer, K. B. (1977). Dorid nudibranchs of the Caribbean coast of the Panama Canal Zone. Bulletin of Marine Science 27(2):299-307.
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2015). Phyllidiella molaensis (Meyer, 1977). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-05.
  3. ^ 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
Taxon identifiers
Phyllidiella molaensis
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