Phyllidia rueppelii is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[2]
| Phyllidia rueppelii | |
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| The nudibranch Phyllidia rueppelii, Sharm el Sheikh, Red Sea, Egypt | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Superfamily: | Phyllidioidea |
| Family: | Phyllidiidae |
| Genus: | Phyllidia |
| Species: | P. rueppelii
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllidia rueppelii | |
Distribution
editThis species was described from the Red Sea. It has been reported from the Gulf of Oman.[3]
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.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllidia rueppelii (Bergh, 1869). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-10-31.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 1999 (July 15) Fryeria rueppelii Bergh, 1869. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Further reading
edit- Brunckhorst, D.J. 1993. The Systematics and Phylogeny of Phyllidiid Nudibranchs (Doridoidea). Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia.