Phyllidiella rudmani
Brunckhorst, 1993
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Below is comment from Dr. Bill Rudman, go to Sea Slug Forum to read more information
Thanks Mike,
Unfortunately, having a Phyllidiella named after me doesn't give me special powers to enable me to identify species of Phyllidiella easily, but in this case you seem to have a very typical specimen. It's also very nice to have it in on this bright orange-red sponge. Although there is not enough detail to identify the sponge to species, it certainly fits the growing evidence that this species feeds on an orange species of the axinellid sponge genus Phakellia.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
| Location: | Manado, Indonesia |
| Photographer: | Mike Krampf |
| Camera: | Olympus μ600 › View EXIF properties |
| Taken on: | October 22, 2006 |
| Viewed: | 772 times |
| Posted: | 1 year ago |
| Updated: | 8 months ago |
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Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Family: | Phyllidiidae |
| Species: | Phyllidiella rudmani |