Phyllidia flava
Phyllidia flava | |
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A live individual of Phyllidia flava on a yellow sponge, head end towards the left | |
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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Species: | P. flava
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Phyllidia flava |
Phyllidia flava is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[2]
Distribution[]
This species is the only Phyllidiid known to be native to the Mediterranean Sea.[3]
References[]
- ^ Aradas A. (1847). Memorie di Zoologia Siciliana. Memoria III. Descrizione di alcuni molluschi nudi della Sicilia. Atti dell'Accademia Gioenia di Scienze Naturali, (2)4: 107-122, pl. 1. page(s): 12
- ^ Gofas, S. (2004). Phyllidia flava Aradas, 1847. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-10-28.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 1999 (January 12) Phyllidia flava Aradas, 1847. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
External links[]
- Photos of Phyllidia flava on Sealife Collection
Categories:
- Phyllidiidae
- Gastropods described in 1847