Phyllidia larryi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Superfamily: | Phyllidioidea |
Family: | Phyllidiidae |
Genus: | Phyllidia |
Species: | P. larryi |
Binomial name | |
Phyllidia larryi (Brunckhorst, 1993) | |
Synonyms | |
Fryeria larryi Brunckhorst, 1993 |
Phyllidia larryi is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.
Distribution
This rare species was described from Guam. It has been reported from Japan but there is confusion with Phyllidia zebrina. A similar species is reported from the Hawaiian Islands.
Description
This nudibranch has a yellow dorsum with numerous small tubercles. There are a small number of narrow red or orange lines running from the mantle margin towards the middle of the dorsum.
Diet
This species feeds on a sponge.
References
- Brunckhorst D.J. (1993) The systematics and phylogeny of phyllidiid nudibranchs (Doridoidea). Records of the Australian Museum suppl. 16: 1-108.
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllidia larryi (Brunckhorst, 1993). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-10-27.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 1999 (July 15) Fryeria larryi Brunckhorst, 1993. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- Pittman, C. & Fiene, P., (2016). Phyllidia cf. larryi Sea Slugs of Hawaii.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Phyllidia larryi |