Phyllidiella annulata
| Phyllidiella annulata | |
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| A live individual of Phyllidiella annulata in situ in Polynesia, head end towards the right | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Superfamily: | Phyllidioidea |
| Family: | Phyllidiidae |
| Genus: | Phyllidiella |
| Species: | P. annulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllidiella annulata | |
Phyllidiella annulata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[2]
Description
[edit]Phyllidiella annulata can reach a length of 30–37 mm. It shows a distinctive dorsal pattern usually consisting of a black background with various rings of small bright pink tubercles with black spots in the centre. This species lacks compound tubercles, tubercular clusters and ridges of tubercles.[3]
Habitat
[edit]It occurs on shallow coral reefs and rubble, at a depth of about 15 m.
Distribution
[edit]This species was described from Lord Hood's Island, Pacific Ocean. It has been reported from the Red Sea, in the tropical Indian Ocean and in central-western Pacific Ocean.
Bibliography
[edit]- Gary R. McDonald, University of California Santa Cruz - Nudibranch Systematic Index
- Brunckhorst, D.J. (1993) The systematics and phylogeny of Phyllidiid Nudibranchs (Doridoidea). Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 16: 1-107.
References
[edit]- ^ Gray, J. E. (1853). Revision of the families of nudibranch mollusks, with the description of a new genus of Phyllidiadae. Annals & Magazine of Natural History, series 2, 11(63):218-221.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllidiella annulata (Gray, 1853). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-03.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 1999 (September 11) Phyllidiella annulata (Gray, 1853). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.