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Phyllidiella
Phyllidiella pustulosa
0.41, 122.06
Field Notes
Description:
Black elongated body, conical tubercles grouped in clusters pale pink in colour same as edge of the mantle, rhinophores are black.
About 40mm in size.
Habitat:
Spotted at Pulu Cinta - Sulawesi, a sandy atoll reef, is commonly found in rocky habitats coral rubble and reefs at depths of 4-26m, and It is one of the most common nudibranchs throughout the tropical Indo-West Pacific.
It has been observed feeding on an orange encrusting sponge of the genus Stylinos.
Notes:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea
clade Doridacea
Superfamily: Phyllidioidea
Family: Phyllidiidae
Genus: Phyllidiella
Species: P. pustulosa
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 6, 2017
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