Phyllidiella cf. annulata

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: EUDORIDOIDEA
Family: Phyllidiidae

PHOTO

AM C127591, 19 mm long alive. 20 March 1981, 3m off mosque on side of coral rock, Christmas Is., Indian Ocean. Photo: John Hicks

This 'form' has similarities to
Phyllidiella annulata in having a pattern of rings on the mantle, and also to Phyllidiella meandrina. Although it has only one pink ridge encircling the mantle, it is most probable that this is a form of Phyllidiella meandrina.

See also:
Phyllidiella zeylanica.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2002 (June 27) Phyllidiella cf. annulata [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/phylcfannu

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