''Phyllidia koehleri'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less

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mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.

Distribution

This species was described from the Maldives.Rudman, W.B., 1999 (November 12
''Phyllidia koehleri'' Perrone, 2000.
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Description

This nudibranch has an orange coloured dorsum with three longitudinal black lines. The outer lines continue across the front of the head and around the back of the mantle, forming a complete ring. There are longitudinal ridges along the back and the rhinophores are orange-yellow. There are also animals with the same coloration but a pattern of radiating black lines on the outer part of the mantle and conspicuous tubercles. This is probably a different species.Gosliner, T.M., Valdés, A. & Behrens, D.W. (2015). ''Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification - Indo-Pacific.'' New World Publications, Jacksonville, Florida, 408 pp., page 290 as ''Phyllidiopsis'' sp. 5.

Diet

This species feeds on a red sponge.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q14094437 Phyllidiidae Gastropods described in 2000