Phestilla lugubris
Phestilla lugubris is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trinchesiidae.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Trinchesiidae |
| Genus: | Phestilla |
| Species: | P. lugubris |
| Binomial name | |
| Phestilla lugubris | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cratena lugubris Bergh, 1870 | |
Distribution
This species was described from the Philippines.[1] It is widespread in the tropical Indo-Pacific region.[3] Its main prey is coral genus Porites.[4]
References
- Bergh, L.S.R. (1870). Malacologische Untersuchungen. In: C. Semper (ed.) Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen, Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Band 2, Theil 2, 1-30. page(s): 9.
- Picton, B.; Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2017). Phestilla lugubris (Bergh, 1870). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed on 2017-11-09.
- Rudman, W.B., 1999 (May 17) Phestilla lugubris (Bergh, 1870). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- Rudman, W.B. (April 1981). "Further studies on the anatomy and ecology of opisthobranch molluscs feeding on the scleractinian coral Porites". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 71 (4): 373–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1981.tb01136.x.
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