Phyllidiella molaensis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[2]
| Phyllidiella molaensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Superfamily: | Phyllidioidea |
| Family: | Phyllidiidae |
| Genus: | Phyllidiella |
| Species: | P. molaensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllidiella molaensis (Meyer, 1977)[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Phyllidiopsis molaensis Meyer, 1977 | |
Distribution
editThis species was described from the Caribbean Sea coast of Panama. It has been reported from Costa Rica.[3]
Description
editThis nudibranch is white with a pattern of black concentric rings. The rhinophores are black with white tips.[3]
Diet
editThis species feeds on sponges.
References
edit- ^ Meyer, K. B. (1977). Dorid nudibranchs of the Caribbean coast of the Panama Canal Zone. Bulletin of Marine Science 27(2):299-307.
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2015). Phyllidiella molaensis (Meyer, 1977). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-05.
- ^ a b Valdés, Ángel; Hamann, Jeff; Behrens, David W.; DuPont, Anne. Caribbean Sea Slugs, Sea Challengers Natural History Books, Etc., Gig Harbor, Washington 2006, pp. 116-117. ISBN 0-9700574-2-3