''Phyllidiopsis gemmata'' 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 gemmata'' (Pruvot-Fol, 1957).
In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-14.

Distribution

This species was described from

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. It has been reported from

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Island and southern

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.Rudman, W.B., 1999 (August 1
''Phyllidiopsis gemmata'' Pruvot-Fol, 1957.
n/nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

Description

This nudibranch has a grey or pink dorsum with compound tubercles with white apices. There are four longitudinal black lines and radiating black lines between the outer line and the edge of the mantle. It is a moderately large Phyllidiid, growing to at least 45 mm in length. It is similar to ''

Phyllidiopsis krempfi ''Phyllidiopsis krempfi'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.Bouchet, P. (2015)''Phyllidiopsis krempfi'' Pruvot-Fol, 1957.In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accesse ...

'' but that species has a pattern of black lines on the back.

Diet

This species feeds on a sponge.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q14094810 Phyllidiidae Gastropods described in 1957