Phyllidiella granulata
Appearance
Phyllidiella granulata | |
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Phyllidiella granulata, Pemuteran, Bali. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Superfamily: | Phyllidioidea |
Family: | Phyllidiidae |
Genus: | Phyllidiella |
Species: | P. granulata
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Binomial name | |
Phyllidiella granulata Brunckhorst, 1993[1]
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Phyllidiella granulata 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 Guam with an additional specimen from Lizard Island, Australia. It has been reported from the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Sipadan Island.[3]
Description
[edit]This nudibranch has a grey dorsum with white-capped tubercles with pink or grey bases. There are two longitudinal black lines which run in a zigzag pattern between the tubercle groups, joining at the tail. Connecting black lines may run across the body. The rhinophores are black with a pale grey base.[3]
Diet
[edit]This species has been reported to feed on the sponge Acanthella cavernosa.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 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 granulata Brunckhorst, 1993. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-04.
- ^ a b c Rudman, W.B., 1999 (September 12) Phyllidiella granulata Brunckhorst, 1993. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.