Phestilla melanobrachia

Phestilla melanobrachia
An orange individual of Phestilla melanobrachia, head end towards the left
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Heterobranchia
Clade:Euthyneura
Clade:Nudipleura
Order:Nudibranchia
Clade:Dexiarchia
Infraorder:Cladobranchia
Clade:Aeolidida
Superfamily:Fionoidea
Family:Trinchesiidae
Genus:Phestilla
Species: P. melanobrachia
Binomial name
Phestilla melanobrachia
Bergh, 1874[1]
Synonyms
  • Tenellia melanobrachia (Bergh, 1874)
  • Phestilla melanobranchia [spelling error]

Phestilla melanobrachia is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trinchesiidae.[2]

There are two known colour forms of Phestilla melanobrachia, black and orange.[3]

Distribution

This species was described from the Philippines.[1] It has been reported from Hong Kong and Japan to Malaysia and East to Australia.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bergh, L. S. R. (1874). Neue Nacktschnecken der Südsee, malacologische Untersuchungen II. Journal des Museum Godeffroy 2(6):91-116, pls. 1-4.
  2. ↑ Picton, B.; Gofas, S.; Bieler, R.; Bouchet, P. (2017). Phestilla melanobrachia Bergh, 1874. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed on 2017-11-08.
  3. 1 2 Rudman, W.B., 2001 (July 10) Phestilla melanobrachia Bergh, 1874. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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