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Phyllidia Zebrina
''Phyllidia zebrina'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.Bouchet, P. (2015)''Phyllidia zebrina'' Baba, 1976.In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-10-28. Distribution The holotype of this species was collected at Amadaiba, Sagami Bay, Japan.Rudman, W.B., 2003 (May 29''Phyllidia zebrina'' Baba, 1976.[In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Description This nudibranch has a translucent mantle heavily spotted with opaque white or yellow. There are a series of black (or dark red) lines radiating in from near the mantle edge towards the middle of the body. There is confusion with ''Phyllidia larryi''. Diet This species feeds on a sponge. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q14094608 Phyllidiidae Gastropods described in 1976 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology, behaviour or ecological niche. In addition, paleontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. However, only about 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a two-part name, a "binomial". The first part of a binomial is the genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specific name or the specific epithet (in botanical nomenclature, also sometimes i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
