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]
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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 |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Superfamily: | Phyllidioidea |
| Family: | Phyllidiidae |
| Genus: | Phyllidia |
| Species: | P. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllidia elegans | |
Distribution
editThis 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
editThis 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
edit- ^ 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". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
- ^ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2022). "Phyllidia elegans Bergh, 1869". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ a b 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. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
External links
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Media related to Phyllidia elegans at Wikimedia Commons- Photos of Phyllidia elegans on Sealife Collection
