Biology:Phestilla lugubris

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Phestilla lugubris
Phestilla lugubris.jpg
Scientific classification edit
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
(Bergh, 1870)[1]
Synonyms

Cratena lugubris Bergh, 1870

Phestilla lugubris is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trinchesiidae.[2]

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 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.
  2. Picton, B.; Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2017). Phestilla lugubris (Bergh, 1870). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed on 2017-11-09.
  3. Rudman, W.B., 1999 (May 17) Phestilla lugubris (Bergh, 1870). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. 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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14087395 entry