Phyllidiopsis krempfi explained

Phyllidiopsis krempfi is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.^[1] This species was named to honour Armand Krempf, a French marine biologist and director of the Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography (Vietnam) from 1921.

Distribution

This species was described from Nha-Trang, Vietnam.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllidiopsis krempfi Pruvot-Fol, 1957. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-13.
2. Rudman, W.B., 1998 (December 12) Phyllidiopsis krempfi Pruvot-Fol, 1957. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.

   Description

   This nudibranch has a white or pink dorsum with compound tubercles with white apices. It is a large Phyllidiid, growing to at least 60 mm in length. It is similar to Phyllidiopsis pipeki but that species has only two longitudinal black lines on the back.

   Diet

   This species feeds on a sponge.

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