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Phestilla lugubris

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Phestilla lugubris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Superfamily: Fionoidea
Family: Trinchesiidae
Genus: Phestilla
Species:
P. lugubris
Binomial name
Phestilla lugubris
(Bergh, 1870)[1]
Synonyms

Cratena lugubris Bergh, 1870

Phestilla lugubris is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trinchesiidae.[2]

Distribution

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This species was described from the Philippines.[1] It is widespread in the tropical Indo-Pacific region.[3] Its main prey is coral genus Porites.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bergh, L.S.R. (1870). Malacologische Untersuchungen. In: C. Semper (ed.) Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen, Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Band 2, Theil 2, 1-30. page(s): 9.
  2. ^ Picton, B.; Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2017). Phestilla lugubris (Bergh, 1870). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed on 2017-11-09.
  3. ^ Rudman, W.B., 1999 (May 17) Phestilla lugubris (Bergh, 1870). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. ^ Rudman, W.B. (April 1981). "Further studies on the anatomy and ecology of opisthobranch molluscs feeding on the scleractinian coral Porites". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 71 (4): 373–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1981.tb01136.x.