Phyllidia polkadotsa explained

Phyllidia polkadotsa 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 the Hawaiian Islands.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllidia polkadotsa Brunckhorst, 1993. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-10-27.
2. Pittman, C. & Fiene, P. (2016). Phyllidia polkadotsa. Sea Slugs of Hawaii.
3. Rudman, W.B., 1999 (January 12) Phyllidia polkadotsa Brunckhorst, 1993. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

   Description

   This nudibranch has a yellow or orange coloured dorsum with large round black spots which are surrounded by a paler, translucent, ring. There are three longitudinal ridges along the back and small, scattered, tubercles.^[2]

   Diet

   This species feeds on a sponge.

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