Biology:Phyllidiopsis pipeki
| Phyllidiopsis pipeki | |
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| Phyllidiopsis pipeki, Pemuteran, Bali. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Phyllidioidea |
| Family: | Phyllidiidae |
| Genus: | Phyllidiopsis |
| Species: | P. pipeki
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllidiopsis pipeki Brunckhorst, 1993[1]
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Phyllidiopsis pipeki is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[2]
Distribution
The type specimen of this species was described from Madang, Papua New Guinea. The original description included numerous specimens from Madang, the Philippines , the Great Barrier Reef and the Coral Sea. It has been reported from Fiji; Sulawesi and Bali, Indonesia.[3]
Description
This nudibranch has a translucent dorsum with fine white or pink stippling and two longitudinal black lines. There are a few radiating black lines at right angles to the longitudinal lines and a Y-shaped line at the front of the head. It is a large Phyllidiid, growing to about 85 mm in length. The rhinophores are black at the tips with a pink area on the frontal surfaces. It is similar to Phyllidiopsis krempfi.[3]
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). Phyllidiopsis pipeki Brunckhorst, 1993. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-14.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rudman, W.B., 1998 (December 12) Phyllidiopsis pipeki Brunckhorst, 1993. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
External links
- Photos of Phyllidiopsis pipeki on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q3381842 entry
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