Phyllidia flava is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[2]
| Phyllidia flava | |
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| A live individual of Phyllidia flava on a yellow sponge, head end towards the left | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Superfamily: | Phyllidioidea |
| Family: | Phyllidiidae |
| Genus: | Phyllidia |
| Species: | P. flava
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllidia flava | |
Distribution
editThis species is the only Phyllidiid known to be native to the Mediterranean Sea.[3]
References
edit- ^ Aradas A. (1847). Memorie di Zoologia Siciliana. Memoria III. Descrizione di alcuni molluschi nudi della Sicilia. Atti dell'Accademia Gioenia di Scienze Naturali, (2)4: 107-122, pl. 1. page(s): 12
- ^ Gofas, S. (2004). Phyllidia flava Aradas, 1847. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-10-28.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 1999 (January 12) Phyllidia flava Aradas, 1847. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
External links
edit- Photos of Phyllidia flava on Sealife Collection