Phyllidia marindica

(Yonow & Hayward, 1991)

Also known as: Fryeria marindica

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Phyllidia marindica from Phuket, Thailand
Identification verified by Bill Rudman
 
Below is comment from Dr. Bill Rudman, go to Sea Slug Forum to read more information
Dear Mike,

You are right to be cautious, some flatworms do look very like nudibranchs, but I have looked carefully at your original photos and I am pretty sure the rhinophores are real. I can see no sign of an anal papilla in the posterior dorsal midline so I suspect your animal is a colour form of the phyllidiid, Fryeria marindica  .

Best wishes,

Bill Rudman
Location:Phuket, Thailand
Photographer:Mike Krampf
Camera:Olympus μ600View EXIF properties
Taken on:August 5, 2006
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Posted:1 year ago
Updated:6 months ago

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Scientific Classification

Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Subclass:Opisthobranchia
Order:Nudibranchia
Suborder:Doridina
Family:Phyllidiidae
Species:Phyllidia marindica

 
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