Phyllidia alyta

Phyllidia alyta

''Phyllidia alyta'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.
Sea Slug - Phyllidia alyta  Maldives,Nudibranch,Phyllidia alyta,Sea Slug

Appearance

This nudibranch has a grey coloured dorsum with white tubercles in rows separated by four longitudinal black stripes. The rhinophores are yellow and some of the dorsal tubercles are tipped with yellow.

Distribution

This species was described from Ari Atoll, Maldives. It has been found in the Indian Ocean from the Maldives, Mauritius, Réunion, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.]

Food

This species feeds on a sponge.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
FamilyPhyllidiidae
GenusPhyllidia
SpeciesP. alyta
Photographed in
Maldives