Phyllidiopsis annae

Phyllidiopsis annae is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[2]

Phyllidiopsis annae
The nudibranch Phyllidiopsis annae, Batu Belah, Bali.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Phyllidioidea
Family: Phyllidiidae
Genus: Phyllidiopsis
Species:
P. annae
Binomial name
Phyllidiopsis annae
Brunckhorst, 1993[1]

Distribution

This species was described from Phi Phi Island, southern Thailand. It has been reported from Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Vietnam.[3]

Description

This nudibranch has a blue dorsum with four longitudinal black lines interspersed with raised ridges. It is a small Phyllidiid, growing to about 15 mm in length. There are black spots in the region between the outer black lines and the edge of the mantle. The rhinophores are black. It is similar to Phyllidiopsis xishaensis except for the colour of the rhinophores, which are white in that species. Phyllidiopsis phiphiensis is also similar but has three instead of four longitudinal black lines on the mantle.[3]

Diet

This species feeds on a sponge.

References
  1. Brunckhorst D.J. (1993) The systematics and phylogeny of phyllidiid nudibranchs (Doridoidea). Records of the Australian Museum suppl. 16: 1-108.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllidiopsis annae Brunckhorst, 1993. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-12.
  3. Rudman, W.B., 1999 (August 1) Phyllidiopsis annae Brunckhorst, 1993. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.


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