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Phyllidiella annulata

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Phyllidiella annulata
A live individual of Phyllidiella annulata in situ in Polynesia, head end towards the right
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Phyllidioidea
Family: Phyllidiidae
Genus: Phyllidiella
Species:
P. annulata
Binomial name
Phyllidiella annulata
(Gray, 1853)[1]

Phyllidiella annulata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[2]

Description

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Phyllidiella annulata can reach a length of 30–37 mm. It shows a distinctive dorsal pattern usually consisting of a black background with various rings of small bright pink tubercles with black spots in the centre. This species lacks compound tubercles, tubercular clusters and ridges of tubercles.[3]

Habitat

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It occurs on shallow coral reefs and rubble, at a depth of about 15 m.

Distribution

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This species was described from Lord Hood's Island, Pacific Ocean. It has been reported from the Red Sea, in the tropical Indian Ocean and in central-western Pacific Ocean.

Bibliography

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  • Gary R. McDonald, University of California Santa Cruz - Nudibranch Systematic Index
  • Brunckhorst, D.J. (1993) The systematics and phylogeny of Phyllidiid Nudibranchs (Doridoidea). Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 16: 1-107.

References

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  1. ^ Gray, J. E. (1853). Revision of the families of nudibranch mollusks, with the description of a new genus of Phyllidiadae. Annals & Magazine of Natural History, series 2, 11(63):218-221.
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllidiella annulata (Gray, 1853). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-03.
  3. ^ Rudman, W.B., 1999 (September 11) Phyllidiella annulata (Gray, 1853). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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