''Phyllidia tula'' is a
species of
sea slug, a dorid
nudibranch, a shell-less
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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 the Ellice Islands, now known as
Tuvalu. Brunckhorst examined the type material kept at the
US National Museum and additional material from Guam and redescribed the species in greater detail. It has also been reported from the Marshall Islands.
[Johnson S. & Johnson, J., (2016)]
''Phyllidia tula'' Marcus & Marcus, 1970
Underwater Kwajalein.
Description
This nudibranch has a black dorsum with large yellow-capped tubercles surrounded by pale blue or translucent white rings. Towards the edge of the mantle these tubercles become small and scattered, sometimes without any yellow caps. The rhinophores are yellow or orange. A distinctive feature is the presence of small, yellow-capped, tubercles at the edges of some of the large tubercles in the middle of the back, and scattered smaller tubercles between the larger ones. The underside of the foot is grey with a longitudinal black line. It is very similar to ''
Phyllidia carlsonhoffi'' and ''
Phyllidia madangensis
''Phyllidia madangensis'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.Bouchet, P. (2015)''Phyllidia madangensis'' Brunckhorst, 1993.In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: ...
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[Rudman, W.B., 1999 (January 12]
''Phyllidia tula'' Marcus & Marcus, 1970.
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Diet
This species feeds on a sponge.
References
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Phyllidiidae
Gastropods described in 1970