Phyllidia polkadotsa Brunckhorst, 1993 is a animal in the Phyllidiidae family, order Nudibranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Phyllidia polkadotsa Brunckhorst, 1993
Phyllidia polkadotsa is a spotted nudibranch species first described from the Hawaiian Islands.
This species of nudibranch, formally named Phyllidia polkadotsa Brunckhorst, 1993, has a yellow or orange dorsum covered in large, round black spots. Each black spot is encircled by a paler, translucent ring. Three longitudinal ridges run along its back, and small tubercles are scattered across its body. This species was first described from specimens collected in the Hawaiian Islands.
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Phyllidia varicosa Lamarck, 1801
Phyllidia coelestis Bergh, 1905
Phyllidiella rudmani Brunckhorst, 1993
Phyllidiopsis fissurata Brunckhorst, 1993
Phyllidiopsis cardinalis Bergh, 1876
Phyllidiella pustulosa (Cuvier, 1804)
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