''Phyllidiopsis annae'' is a

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, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less

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in the family

Phyllidiidae Phyllidiidae is a family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Phyllidioidea. This family is within the clade Doridacea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Distributi ...

.Bouchet, P. (2015)
''Phyllidiopsis annae'' Brunckhorst, 1993.
In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-12.

Distribution

This species was described from Phi Phi Island, southern

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. It has been reported from

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and

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.Rudman, W.B., 1999 (August 1
''Phyllidiopsis annae'' Brunckhorst, 1993.
n/nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

Description

This nudibranch has a blue dorsum with four longitudinal black lines interspersed with raised ridges. It is a small Phyllidiid, growing to about 15 mm in length. There are black spots in the region between the outer black lines and the edge of the mantle. The rhinophores are black. It is similar to ''

Phyllidiopsis xishaensis ''Phyllidiopsis xishaensis'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae. Frequently misidentified as '' Phyllidiopsis striata'' but that species has been shown to be a complete ...

'' except for the colour of the rhinophores, which are white in that species. '' Phyllidiopsis phiphiensis'' is also similar but has three instead of four longitudinal black lines on the mantle.

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