''Phyllidiopsis burni'' is a
species
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of
sea slug
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, 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
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in the family
Phyllidiidae
Phyllidiidae is a family of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Phyllidioidea.
This family is within the clade Doridacea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
Distributi ...
.
[Bouchet, P. (2015)]
''Phyllidiopsis burni'' Brunckhorst, 1993.
In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-14.
Distribution
This species was described from
Guam
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.
[ It has been reported from ]Micronesia
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and the Great Barrier Reef
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.[Rudman, W.B., 1999 (August 1]
''Phyllidiopsis burni'' Brunckhorst, 1993.
n/nowiki> Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Description
This nudibranch has a black dorsum with white-capped, pink, compound tubercles. The edge of the mantle is translucent pink. It is a large Phyllidiid, growing to 61 mm in length. In overall appearance this species resembles ''Phyllidiella pustulosa
''Phyllidiella pustulosa'', the pustulose wart slug, pimpled phyllidiella, or pustulose phyllidiella, is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, in the family Phyllidiidae.Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P. (2012)''Phyllidiella pustulosa''.Accessed th ...
'' but can be distinguished by the compound nature of the tubercles and the fused oral tentacles.[
]
Diet
This species feeds on a sponge.
References
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Phyllidiidae
Gastropods described in 1993