Phyllidia koehleri | |
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A pair of mating Phyllidia koehleri, Maldives. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Phyllidioidea |
Family: | Phyllidiidae |
Genus: | Phyllidia |
Species: | P. koehleri
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Binomial name | |
Phyllidia koehleri Perrone, 2000
[1]
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Phyllidia koehleri is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae. [2]
This species was described from the Maldives. [3]
This nudibranch has an orange coloured dorsum with three longitudinal black lines. The outer lines continue across the front of the head and around the back of the mantle, forming a complete ring. [4] There are longitudinal ridges along the back and the rhinophores are orange-yellow. There are also animals with the same coloration but a pattern of radiating black lines on the outer part of the mantle and conspicuous tubercles. [3] This is probably a different species. [5]
This species feeds on a red sponge. [3]
Phyllidia koehleri | |
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A pair of mating Phyllidia koehleri, Maldives. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Phyllidioidea |
Family: | Phyllidiidae |
Genus: | Phyllidia |
Species: | P. koehleri
|
Binomial name | |
Phyllidia koehleri Perrone, 2000
[1]
|
Phyllidia koehleri is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae. [2]
This species was described from the Maldives. [3]
This nudibranch has an orange coloured dorsum with three longitudinal black lines. The outer lines continue across the front of the head and around the back of the mantle, forming a complete ring. [4] There are longitudinal ridges along the back and the rhinophores are orange-yellow. There are also animals with the same coloration but a pattern of radiating black lines on the outer part of the mantle and conspicuous tubercles. [3] This is probably a different species. [5]
This species feeds on a red sponge. [3]