Phidiana lynceus Bergh, 1867 is a animal in the Facelinidae family, order Nudibranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Phidiana lynceus Bergh, 1867

Phidiana lynceus Bergh, 1867

Phidiana lynceus is a species of aeolidina nudibranch sea slug found across multiple Atlantic and Pacific regions.

Family
Genus
Phidiana
Order
Nudibranchia
Class
Gastropoda

About Phidiana lynceus Bergh, 1867

Phidiana lynceus is a species of sea slug that belongs to the genus Phidiana. It is classified as an aeolidina nudibranch, which is a type of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae. This sea slug is distributed in the Caribbean, and is occasionally found in Ghana and along the Pacific coast of Panama. It has also been recorded in waters off the Canary Islands.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Nudibranchia Facelinidae Phidiana

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