Biology:Phyllidia elegans
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Phyllidia elegans | |
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| A live individual of Phyllidia elegans, head end towards the right | |
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. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllidia elegans Bergh, 1869[1]
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Phyllidia elegans, also known as the elegant phyllidia,[2] is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[3] It is found in shallow water in the Red Sea and the tropical Indo-Pacific region.[4]
Distribution
This species has been found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Andaman Sea, Myanmar, the Red Sea, the Mariana Islands, north Sulawesi, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea.[5]
Description
This animal can be distinguished by a pale-coloured foot having a single median longitudinal black line on the sole, light pink dorsal tubercles commonly tipped in yellow, and black lines on the lateral margins of the sole.[4][6]
References
- ↑ Bergh, L. S. R. 1869. Bidrag til en Monographi af Phyllidierne. Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Stiftet af Henrik Kroyer, series 3, 5:357-542, pls. 14-24.
- ↑ "Common Names List - Phyllidia elegans". https://www.sealifebase.se/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=87388&GenusName=Phyllidia&SpeciesName=elegans&StockCode=5075.
- ↑ "Phyllidia elegans Bergh, 1869". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2022. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536617.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rudman, W.B., 1999 (January 12) Phyllidia elegans Bergh, 1869. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
- ↑ Brunckhorst, D.J. (1993). The Systematics and Phylogeny of Phyllidiid Nudibranchs (Doridoidea). Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia.
- ↑ Bolland, R. (1987-07-08). "Phyllidia elegans". Rfbolland.com. http://rfbolland.com/okislugs/phyleleg.html. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
External links
- Photos of Phyllidia elegans on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q3021603 entry
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