Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Phyllidiidae Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Phyllidioidea Genus Phyllidiella | |
Similar Phyllidia exquisita, Phyllidiella nigra, Phyllidiella, Phyllidiella rosans, Phyllidiella zeylanica | ||
Phyllidiella cooraburrama 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 Bare Islet 19.2577°S 147.0720°E / -19.2577; 147.0720, Townsville, Australia. It has been reported from Pohnpei, Fiji and Bali.
Description
This nudibranch has a black dorsum with tall white-capped tubercles with pink or grey bases. These tubercles are in groups of 2-4 on the middle of the back, with smaller, single tubercles towards the edge of the mantle. The rhinophores are black.
Diet
This species feeds on a sponge.
References
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