''Phyllidia multituberculata'' is a
species of
sea slug, a dorid
nudibranch, a shell-less
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the family
Phyllidiidae.
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.
Description
This species has previously been confused with ''
Phyllidia ocellata
''Phyllidia ocellata'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.Bouchet, P. (2015)''Phyllidia ocellata'' Cuvier, 1804.In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Regi ...
''. This species is
bilaterally symmetric
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and
reproduces sexually.
Diet
This species feeds on a sponge.
References
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Phyllidiidae
Gastropods described in 1918