Phyllidiopsis krempfi Pruvot-Fol, 1957 is a animal in the Phyllidiidae family, order Nudibranchia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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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.

Family
Genus
Phyllidiopsis
Order
Nudibranchia
Class
Gastropoda

About Phyllidiopsis krempfi Pruvot-Fol, 1957

This species is a nudibranch belonging to the Phyllidiidae family. Its dorsum is white or pink, covered in compound tubercles that have white tips. It is a large phyllidiid, reaching at least 60 millimeters in total length. It resembles the related species Phyllidiopsis pipeki, but Phyllidiopsis pipeki can be distinguished by having only two longitudinal black lines on its back. Phyllidiopsis krempfi was first described from specimens collected at Nha-Trang, Vietnam.

Photo: (c) Franca Wermuth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Franca Wermuth · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Nudibranchia Phyllidiidae Phyllidiopsis

More from Phyllidiidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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