''Phyllidia zebrina'' is a
species of
sea slug, a dorid
nudibranch, a shell-less
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
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
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[Rudman, W.B., 2003 (May 29]
''Phyllidia zebrina'' Baba, 1976.
n/nowiki> 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
''Phyllidia larryi'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.
Distribution
This rare species was described from Guam. It has been reported from Japan but there is confusio ...
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Diet
This species feeds on a sponge.
References
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Phyllidiidae
Gastropods described in 1976