Phyllidia alyta
Phyllidia alyta is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.
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The nudibranch Phyllidia alyta, head end towards the left, Unawatuna, Sri Lanka. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Nudibranchia |
Suborder: | Doridina |
Superfamily: | Phyllidioidea |
Family: | Phyllidiidae |
Genus: | Phyllidia |
Species: | P. alyta |
Binomial name | |
Phyllidia alyta Yonow, 1996[1] | |
Distribution
This species was described from Ari Atoll, Maldives. It has been found in the Indian Ocean from the Maldives, Mauritius, RĂ©union, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.[2]
Description
This nudibranch has a grey coloured dorsum with white tubercles in rows separated by four longitudinal black stripes. The rhinophores are yellow and some of the dorsal tubercles are tipped with yellow.[2]
Diet
This species feeds on a sponge.
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References
- Yonow, N., (1996) Systematic Revision of the Family Phyllidiidae in the Indian Ocean Province: Part 1 (Opisthobranchia: Nudibranchia: Doridoidea). Journal of Conchology, 35: 483-516.
- Rudman, W.B., 1999 (November 23) Phyllidia alyta Yonow, 1996. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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