Phyllidiella meandrina

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

The nudibranch Phyllidiella meandrina, Sri Lanka.

Phyllidiella meandrina
The nudibranch Phyllidiella meandrina, Sri Lanka.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea
clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Phyllidioidea
Family:
Phyllidiidae
Genus:
Phyllidiella
Species:
P. meandrina
Binomial name
Phyllidiella meandrina
(Pruvot-Fol, 1957)[1]
Synonyms

Phyllidia meandrina Pruvot-Fol, 1957
Phyllidiella sudanensis (Heller & Thompson, 1983)

Distribution

This species was first collected in Mauritius. It was confused with Phyllidiella annulata by Brunckhorst.[3] It is a frequent species in Mauritius and Réunion.[4]

Description

This nudibranch has a black dorsum with longitudinal pink ridges at the sides of the mantle and a series of oval rings in the centre of the back. The rhinophores are black.[4]

Diet

This species feeds on sponges.

References
  1. Pruvot-Fol, A. (1957) Revision de la famille des Phyllidiadae. 2. Journal de Conchyliologie, 97: 104-135, Pl.1.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllidiella meandrina (Pruvot-Fol, 1957). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-05.
  3. Brunckhorst, D.J. (1993) The systematics and phylogeny of Phyllidiid Nudibranchs (Doridoidea). Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 16: 1-107.
  4. Rudman, W.B., 2002 (November 5) Phyllidiella meandrina (Pruvot-Fol, 1957). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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