Phyllidia undula
| Phyllidia undula | |
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| The nudibranch, Phyllidia undula, Réunion | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Phyllidioidea |
| Family: | Phyllidiidae |
| Genus: | Phyllidia |
| Species: | P. undula
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllidia undula Yonow, 1986[1]
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Phyllidia undula is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[2]
Description[edit]
This species has previously been confused with Phyllidia ocellata.[3]
Distribution[edit]
This species was described from the Red Sea. It appears to be confined to the western Indian Ocean including the Red Sea, the African coast and the Island of Réunion.[4]
Diet[edit]
This species feeds on a sponge.
References[edit]
- ^ Yonow N. (1986). Red Sea Phyllidiidae (Mollusca, Nudibranchia) with descriptions of new species. Journal of Natural History 20: 1401-1428
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllidia ocellata undula Yonow, 1986. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-10-30.
- ^ Yonow, N. 1996. Systematic Revision of the Family Phyllidiidae in the Indian Ocean Province: Part 1 (Opisthobranchia: Nudibranchia: Doridoidea). Journal of Conchology 35: 483-516.
- ^ Bidgrain, P. (2016). Phyllidia ocellata colour forms on Réunion. Sea Slugs from southwest Indian Ocean.