Phyllidiidae

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Phyllidiella pustulosa (Cuvier, 1804)

Phyllidiella pustulosa (Cuvier, 1804)

Phyllidiella pustulosa (Cuvier, 1804)

Phyllidiella pustulosa is a common variable-colored tropical Indo-West Pacific nudibranch that forms a species complex.

Phyllidiella nigra (van Hasselt, 1824)

Phyllidiella nigra (van Hasselt, 1824)

Phyllidiella nigra (van Hasselt, 1824)

Phyllidiella nigra is a black-bodied tuberculate nudibranch widespread on shallow Indo-West Pacific coral reefs.

Phyllidiella zeylanica (Kelaart, 1858)

Phyllidiella zeylanica (Kelaart, 1858)

Phyllidiella zeylanica (Kelaart, 1858)

Phyllidiella zeylanica is a distinct nudibranch species found across the tropical Indian Ocean.

Phyllidiella rosans (Bergh, 1873)

Phyllidiella rosans (Bergh, 1873)

Phyllidiella rosans (Bergh, 1873)

Phyllidiella rosans is a black-bodied nudibranch with pink dorsal ridges, confirmed in Hawaii and Fiji.

Phyllidiella rudmani Brunckhorst, 1993

Phyllidiella rudmani Brunckhorst, 1993

Phyllidiella rudmani Brunckhorst, 1993

Phyllidiella rudmani is a species of nudibranch with distinct coloration, found across multiple Indo-Pacific locations.

Phyllidiella striata (Bergh, 1889)

Phyllidiella striata (Bergh, 1889)

Phyllidiella striata (Bergh, 1889)

Phyllidiella striata is a species of nudibranch that feeds on sponges and uses sponge-derived toxins to deter predators.

Phyllidiopsis shireenae Brunckhorst, 1990

Phyllidiopsis shireenae Brunckhorst, 1990

Phyllidiopsis shireenae Brunckhorst, 1990

Phyllidiopsis shireenae is a shell-less marine dorid nudibranch sea slug in the gastropod family Phyllidiidae.

Phyllidiopsis annae Brunckhorst, 1993

Phyllidiopsis annae Brunckhorst, 1993

Phyllidiopsis annae Brunckhorst, 1993

Phyllidiopsis annae is a small blue nudibranch with four longitudinal black dorsal lines, found in Southeast Asia and Melanesia.

Phyllidiopsis xishaensis (G.-Y.Lin, 1983)

Phyllidiopsis xishaensis (G.-Y.Lin, 1983)

Phyllidiopsis xishaensis (G.-Y.Lin, 1983)

Phyllidiopsis xishaensis is a small blue-white nudibranch with four longitudinal black dorsal lines, found across Indo-Pacific regions.

Phyllidiopsis krempfi Pruvot-Fol, 1957

Phyllidiopsis krempfi Pruvot-Fol, 1957

Phyllidiopsis krempfi Pruvot-Fol, 1957

Phyllidiopsis krempfi is a large white or pink nudibranch originally described from Nha-Trang, Vietnam.

Phyllidiopsis cardinalis Bergh, 1876

Phyllidiopsis cardinalis Bergh, 1876

Phyllidiopsis cardinalis Bergh, 1876

Phyllidiopsis cardinalis is a shell-less marine dorid nudibranch sea slug in the gastropod family Phyllidiidae.

Phyllidiopsis fissurata Brunckhorst, 1993

Phyllidiopsis fissurata Brunckhorst, 1993

Phyllidiopsis fissurata Brunckhorst, 1993

Phyllidiopsis fissurata is a pink-and-black Pacific nudibranch with distinct tubercles and a pink anal papilla.

Phyllidia varicosa Lamarck, 1801

Phyllidia varicosa Lamarck, 1801

Phyllidia varicosa Lamarck, 1801

Phyllidia varicosa is a large sea slug recognizable by its distinct coloration, found widely across the Indo-West Pacific.

Phyllidia alyta Yonow, 1996

Phyllidia alyta Yonow, 1996

Phyllidia alyta Yonow, 1996

Phyllidia alyta is a descriptively patterned nudibranch found in multiple locations across the Indian Ocean.

Phyllidia ocellata Cuvier, 1804

Phyllidia ocellata Cuvier, 1804

Phyllidia ocellata Cuvier, 1804

Phyllidia ocellata is an Indo-West Pacific sponge-eating nudibranch with distinct patterned tubercles on its orange-brown dorsum.

Phyllidia elegans Bergh, 1869

Phyllidia elegans Bergh, 1869

Phyllidia elegans Bergh, 1869

Phyllidia elegans Bergh, 1869 is a nudibranch with distinct color patterns, found across the Indo-Pacific and Red Sea.

Phyllidia polkadotsa Brunckhorst, 1993

Phyllidia polkadotsa Brunckhorst, 1993

Phyllidia polkadotsa Brunckhorst, 1993

Phyllidia polkadotsa is a spotted nudibranch species first described from the Hawaiian Islands.

Phyllidia coelestis Bergh, 1905

Phyllidia coelestis Bergh, 1905

Phyllidia coelestis Bergh, 1905

Phyllidia coelestis is a distinctive 6 cm tropical Indo-West-Pacific nudibranch that lives on coral reefs down to 30 m depth.

Phyllidia picta Pruvot-Fol, 1957

Phyllidia picta Pruvot-Fol, 1957

Phyllidia picta Pruvot-Fol, 1957

Phyllidia picta is a distinctively patterned nudibranch found across the western Pacific Ocean.

Phyllidia carlsonhoffi Brunckhorst, 1993

Phyllidia carlsonhoffi Brunckhorst, 1993

Phyllidia carlsonhoffi Brunckhorst, 1993

Phyllidia carlsonhoffi is a distinctively patterned nudibranch found in shallow habitats of the western Pacific Ocean.

Phyllidia marindica (Yonow & Hayward, 1991)

Phyllidia marindica (Yonow & Hayward, 1991)

Phyllidia marindica (Yonow & Hayward, 1991)

Phyllidia marindica is a common colored nudibranch first described from Mauritius with recorded distribution across the western Indo-Pacific.

Phyllidia exquisita Brunckhorst, 1993

Phyllidia exquisita Brunckhorst, 1993

Phyllidia exquisita Brunckhorst, 1993

Phyllidia exquisita is a distinctively patterned nudibranch found across the Indo-Pacific region.

Phyllidia flava Aradas, 1847

Phyllidia flava Aradas, 1847

Phyllidia flava Aradas, 1847

Phyllidia flava is a dorid nudibranch sea slug, the only native Phyllidiid found in the Mediterranean Sea.

Reticulidia fungia Brunckhorst & Gosliner, 1993

Reticulidia fungia Brunckhorst & Gosliner, 1993

Reticulidia fungia Brunckhorst & Gosliner, 1993

Reticulidia fungia is a species of nudibranch with described physical traits, found across multiple Indo-Pacific locations.

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