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Phyllidiella annulata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Phyllidiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Phyllidioidea

Genus
  
Phyllidiella

Phyllidiella annulata

Similar
  
Phyllidiella, Phyllidiella zeylanica, Phyllidiella nigra, Phyllidiella rosans, Phyllidiella pustulosa

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

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Description

Phyllidiella annulata can reach a length of 30-37 mm. It shows a distinctive dorsal pattern usually consisting of a black background with various rings of small bright pink tubercles with black spots in the centre. This species lacks compound tubercles, tubercular clusters and ridges of tubercles.

Habitat

It occurs on shallow coral reefs and rubble, at a depth of about 15 m.

Distribution

This species was described from Lord Hood's Island, Pacific Ocean. It has been reported from the Red Sea, in the tropical Indian Ocean and in central-western Pacific Ocean.

References

Phyllidiella annulata Wikipedia