Phyllidiella backeljaui

Phyllidiella backeljaui is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[2]

Phyllidiella backeljaui
Scientific classification
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. backeljaui
Binomial name
Phyllidiella backeljaui
Dominguez, Quintas & Troncoso, 2007[1]

Distribution

This species was described from Laing Island, Papua New Guinea.

Description

This nudibranch has a pale pink dorsum with white-capped compound tubercles in the middle part, reducing in size to single tubercles at the margin. There are two narrow black lines which run in a wavy pattern between the tubercle groups, joining at the tail. Connecting black lines run across the body and down the sides. The rhinophores are black.[1]

Diet

This species feeds on sponges.

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References
  1. Dominguez, M., Quintas, P. & Troncoso, J.S. (2007). Phyllidiidae (Opisthobranchia: Nudibranchia) from Papua New Guinea with the description of a new species of Phyllidiella. American Malacological Bulletin. 22 : 89-117.
  2. WoRMS (2015). Phyllidiella backeljaui Dominguez, Quintas & Troncoso, 2007 In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-05.
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