Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Phyllidiidae Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Phyllidioidea Genus Phyllidia | |
Similar 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.
Contents
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(Text) CC BY-SA