Phyllidia elegans

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Phyllidia elegans, also known as the elegant phyllidia,[1] is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[2] It is found in shallow water in the Red Sea and the tropical Indo-Pacific region.[3]

Distribution

This species has been found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Andaman Sea, Myanmar, the Red Sea, the Mariana Islands, north Sulawesi, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea.[4]

Description

This animal can be distinguished by a pale-coloured foot having a single median longitudinal black line on the sole, light pink dorsal tubercles commonly tipped in yellow, and black lines on the lateral margins of the sole.[3][5]

References

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  3. a b Rudman, W.B., 1999 (January 12) Phyllidia elegans Bergh, 1869. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. Brunckhorst, D.J. (1993). The Systematics and Phylogeny of Phyllidiid Nudibranchs (Doridoidea). Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia.
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