Phyllidia multituberculata explained

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

Distribution

This species was described from Pulu Bambu in the Aru Islands, south-west of Papua New Guinea. It has been reported from the Indian Ocean.^[2]

Description

This species has previously been confused with Phyllidia ocellata.^[3] This species is bilaterally symmetric and reproduces sexually.^[4]

Diet

This species feeds on a sponge.

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllidia multituberculata C. R. Boettger, 1918. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-10-30.
2. Yonow N. (2012) Opisthobranchs from the western Indian Ocean, with descriptions of two new species and ten new records (Mollusca, Gastropoda). ZooKeys 197: 1–129.
3. Yonow, N. (1996). Systematic Revision of the Family Phyllidiidae in the Indian Ocean Province: Part 1 (Opisthobranchia: Nudibranchia: Doridoidea). Journal of Conchology 35: 483-516.
4. Web site: Phyllidia multituberculata C. R. Boettger 1918 data - Encyclopedia of Life . 2023-01-18 . eol.org.