Phylliroe lichtensteini
(Eschscholtz, 1825 )
Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DENDRONOTINA
Family: Phylliroidae
DISTRIBUTION
Circumglobal - pelagic
PHOTO
Channel between Sao Jorge and Pico Islands, Azores. Photo: Peter Wirtz.
See discussion below about the nomenclature of P. atlantica and P. bucephala.
Reference:
• Eschscholtz, J.F. von (1825). Bericht über die zoologische Ausbeute der Reise von Kronstadt bis St. Peter-und Paul. Isis von Oken, 16(section 1, part 6): 734-738, pl. 5
Rudman, W.B., 2002 (February 11) Phylliroe lichtensteini (Eschscholtz, 1825 ). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/phyllich