Phyllidia polkadotsa
Phyllidia polkadotsa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[2]
| Phyllidia polkadotsa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Phyllidioidea |
| Family: | Phyllidiidae |
| Genus: | Phyllidia |
| Species: | P. polkadotsa |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllidia polkadotsa Brunckhorst, 1993[1] | |
Distribution
This species was described from the Hawaiian Islands.[3]
Description
This nudibranch has a yellow or orange coloured dorsum with large round black spots which are surrounded by a paler, translucent, ring. There are three longitudinal ridges along the back and small, scattered, tubercles.[3][4]
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 polkadotsa Brunckhorst, 1993. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-10-27.
- Rudman, W.B., 1999 (January 12) Phyllidia polkadotsa Brunckhorst, 1993. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- Pittman, C. & Fiene, P. (2016). Phyllidia polkadotsa. Sea Slugs of Hawaii.
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