Phyllidiopsis dautzenbergi

Phyllidiopsis bayi is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[2][3]

Phyllidiopsis dautzenbergi
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:
Phyllidiopsis
Species:
P. dautzenbergi
Binomial name
Phyllidiopsis dautzenbergi
(Vayssière, 1912)[1]
Synonyms

Phyllidia dautzenbergi Vayssière, 1912

Distribution

This species was described from the Red Sea.[4] It is endemic to the southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.[5]

Description

This nudibranch has a translucent white dorsum with black lines creating a central ring with lines running off at right angles to the margin. At the margin they widen slightly, giving the appearance of cut-off circular patches of white. It is a small Phyllidiid, growing to 20 mm in length.[4]

Diet

This species feeds on a sponge.

References
  1. Vayssière, A., (1912). Recherches zoologiques et anatomiques sur les Opisthobranches de la Mer Rouge et du Golfe d'Aden. Part 2. Annales du Faculté des Sciences de l'Université de Marseilles, Supplement 20: 5-157.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllidiopsis dautzenbergi (Vayssière, 1912). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-14.
  3. Brunckhorst D.J. (1993) The systematics and phylogeny of phyllidiid nudibranchs (Doridoidea). Records of the Australian Museum suppl. 16: 1-108. page(s): 64
  4. Rudman, W.B., 1999 (January 14) Phyllidiopsis dautzenbergi (Vayssière, 1911). [In Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  5. Yonow, N., 2008. Sea Slugs of the Red Sea. Pensoft Series Faunistica, Volume 74. Sofia (Bulgaria) : Pensoft Publishers, p.222.
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