Phyllidia exquisita

Phyllidia exquisita

''Phyllidia exquisita'' is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.
Nudibranch - Phyllidia exquisita  Cebu,Moal-Boal,Nudibranch,Philippines,Phyllidia exquisita

Appearance

This nudibranch has a grey coloured dorsum with smaller white and larger yellow tubercles in irregular rows separated by black lines. The rhinophores are yellow and there is a yellow-orange margin at the edge of the mantle across the front of the head and the first quarter of the sides of the body.
Phyllidia exquisita Mark's photo.
Cabilao, 2012. Fall,Geotagged,Philippines,Phyllidia exquisita

Distribution

This species was described from Lion Island, Papua New Guinea. It has also been found in the Maldives, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.Rudman, W.B., 1999 [In] 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. exquisita
Photographed in
Philippines