Phyllidia marindica explained

Phyllidia marindica is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.^[1]

Distribution

This common species was described from Mauritius. It has been reported from the South Africa to Thailand and north-west Australia.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllidia marindica (Yonow & Hayward, 1991). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-10-27.
2. Rudman, W.B., 1999 (July 15) Fryeria marindica (Yonow & Hayward, 1991). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

   Description

   This nudibranch has a pattern of black on the dorsum interrupted by large yellow-capped tubercles surrounded by pale blue rings which join between the tubercles along the midline. The blue areas coalesce towards the edge of the mantle and the tubercles become small and increasingly numerous, without any yellow caps. The rhinophores are yellow.

   Diet

   This species feeds on a sponge.

   References