Phestilla panamica is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trinchesiidae.[2] The species feeds on the hard coral genus Porites.[3]
| Phestilla panamica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Fionoidea |
| Family: | Trinchesiidae |
| Genus: | Phestilla |
| Species: | P. panamica
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| Binomial name | |
| Phestilla panamica Rudman, 1982[1]
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Distribution
editThis species was described from Saboga Island, Pearl Island Group, Panama, 8°37′N 79°04′W / 8.617°N 79.067°W.[1][4]
References
edit- ^ a b Rudman, W. B. (1982). A new species of Phestilla; the first record of a corallivorous aeolid nudibranch from tropical America. Journal of Zoology, London. 198: 465-471.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2010). Phestilla panamica Rudman, 1982. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed on 2017-11-09.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 2005 (February 8) Phestilla panamica Rudman, 1982. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.