Phyllidia guamensis
| Phyllidia guamensis | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Species: | P. guamensis
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| Phyllidia guamensis (Brunckhorst, 1993)[1]
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Fryeria guamensis Brunckhorst, 1993 | |
Phyllidia guamensis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[2]
Distribution[]
This rare species was described from Guam. It has been reported from the Northern Mariana Islands and the Marquesas Islands.[3]
Description[]
This nudibranch has a black dorsum with large yellow-capped tubercles surrounded by pale blue rings. Towards the edge of the mantle these tubercles become small and increasingly numerous, without any yellow caps. The rhinophores are yellow.[3]
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 guamensis (Brunckhorst, 1993). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-10-27.
- ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 1999 (July 15) Fryeria guamensis Brunckhorst, 1993. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Categories:
- Phyllidiidae
- Gastropods described in 1993