Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Phyllidiidae Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Phyllidioidea Genus Phyllidiella | |
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Similar Phyllidiella rosans, Phyllidiella zeylanica, Phyllidiella, Phyllidiella pustulosa, Phyllidiella nigra | ||
Phyllidiella meandrina 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 first collected in Mauritius. It was confused with Phyllidiella annulata by Brunckhorst. It is a frequent species in Mauritius and Réunion.
Description
This nudibranch has a black dorsum with longitudinal pink ridges at the sides of the mantle and a series of oval rings in the centre of the back. The rhinophores are black.
Diet
This species feeds on sponges.
References
Phyllidiella meandrina Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA