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Phyllidiella cooraburrama

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Phyllidiella cooraburrama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Phyllidioidea
Family: Phyllidiidae
Genus: Phyllidiella
Species:
P. cooraburrama
Binomial name
Phyllidiella cooraburrama
Brunckhorst, 1993[1]

Phyllidiella cooraburrama is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[2]

Distribution

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This species was described from Bare Islet 19°15′28″S 147°04′19″E / 19.2577°S 147.0720°E / -19.2577; 147.0720, Townsville, Australia. It has been reported from Pohnpei, Fiji and Bali.[3]

Description

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This nudibranch has a black dorsum with tall white-capped tubercles with pink or grey bases. These tubercles are in groups of 2-4 on the middle of the back, with smaller, single tubercles towards the edge of the mantle. The rhinophores are black.[3]

Diet

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This species feeds on a sponge.

References

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  1. ^ Brunckhorst D.J. (1993) The systematics and phylogeny of phyllidiid nudibranchs (Doridoidea). Records of the Australian Museum suppl. 16: 1-108.
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllidiella cooraburrama Brunckhorst, 1993. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-04.
  3. ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 1999 (July 12) Phyllidiella cooraburrama Brunckhorst, 1993. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.