''Phyllidia undula'' 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.
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 ...
''.
Distribution
This species was described from the
Red Sea. It appears to be confined to the western
Indian Ocean including the Red Sea, the African coast and the Island of
Réunion
Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...
.
[Bidgrain, P. (2016)]
''Phyllidia ocellata'' colour forms on Réunion.
Sea Slugs from southwest Indian Ocean.
Diet
This species feeds on a sponge.
References
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Phyllidiidae
Gastropods described in 1986