Phestilla panamica explained

Phestilla panamica is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trinchesiidae.^[1] The species feeds on the hard coral genus Porites.^[2]

Distribution

This species was described from Saboga Island, Pearl Island Group, Panama, 8.6167°N -83°W.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2010). Phestilla panamica Rudman, 1982. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed on 2017-11-09.
2. Rudman . W.B. . Further studies on the anatomy and ecology of opisthobranch molluscs feeding on the scleractinian coral Porites . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . April 1981 . 71 . 4 . 373–412 . 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1981.tb01136.x.
3. Rudman, W.B., 2005 (February 8) Phestilla panamica Rudman, 1982. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

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