Phyllidiella lizae
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Species: | P. lizae
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| Phyllidiella lizae Brunckhorst, 1993[1]
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Phyllidiella lizae is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[2]
Distribution[]
This species was described from Heron Island, Australia with additional specimens from Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea and Cape Moreton, Queensland. It has been reported from Vanuatu and Sulawesi.[3]
Description[]
This nudibranch has a pale pink dorsum with white-capped tubercles. There are narrow black lines which run in a zigzag pattern between the tubercle groups, joining at the tail. Connecting black lines run across the body and down the sides. The rhinophores are black with a pale grey base.[3]
Diet[]
This species feeds on sponges.
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). Phyllidiella lizae Brunckhorst, 1993. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-04.
- ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 1999 (September 12) Phyllidiella lizae Brunckhorst, 1993. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Categories:
- Phyllidiidae
- Gastropods described in 1993