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Reticulidia suzanneae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Phyllidiidae

Scientific name
  
Reticulidia suzanneae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Doridoidea

Genus
  
Reticulidia

Rank
  
Species

Reticulidia suzanneae

Reticulidia suzanneae 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 has been found in the eastern Indian Ocean in East Africa and Thailand, as well as Kenya, India and Malaysia.

Description

R. suzanneae is easily distinguishable from other species of Phyllidiidae. This species has a high, oval, bright yellow body with a notal surface covered in ridges. It has at least one large black spot. The ridges on the body are crested with white. R. suzanneae has orange rhinophores with 18 lamellae.

References

Reticulidia suzanneae Wikipedia


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