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Phyllidia polkadotsa

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Phyllidia babai, Phyllidia exquisita, Phyllidia elegans, Phyllidia alyta

Phyllidia polkadotsa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.

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Distribution

This species was described from the Hawaiian Islands.

Description

This nudibranch has a yellow or orange coloured dorsum with large round black spots which are surrounded by a paler, translucent, ring. There are three longitudinal ridges along the back and small, scattered, tubercles.

Diet

This species feeds on a sponge.

References

Phyllidia polkadotsa Wikipedia


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