Phyllidiella meandrina
Phyllidiella meandrina is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[2]
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The nudibranch Phyllidiella meandrina, Sri Lanka.
Phyllidiella meandrina | |
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The nudibranch Phyllidiella meandrina, Sri Lanka. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Phyllidioidea |
Family: | Phyllidiidae |
Genus: | Phyllidiella |
Species: | P. meandrina |
Binomial name | |
Phyllidiella meandrina (Pruvot-Fol, 1957)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
Phyllidia meandrina Pruvot-Fol, 1957 |
Distribution
This species was first collected in Mauritius. It was confused with Phyllidiella annulata by Brunckhorst.[3] It is a frequent species in Mauritius and Réunion.[4]
Description
This nudibranch has a black dorsum with longitudinal pink ridges at the sides of the mantle and a series of oval rings in the centre of the back. The rhinophores are black.[4]
Diet
This species feeds on sponges.
References
- Pruvot-Fol, A. (1957) Revision de la famille des Phyllidiadae. 2. Journal de Conchyliologie, 97: 104-135, Pl.1.
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllidiella meandrina (Pruvot-Fol, 1957). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-05.
- Brunckhorst, D.J. (1993) The systematics and phylogeny of Phyllidiid Nudibranchs (Doridoidea). Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 16: 1-107.
- Rudman, W.B., 2002 (November 5) Phyllidiella meandrina (Pruvot-Fol, 1957). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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