Phyllidia picta
(Pruvot-Fol, 1957)
Also known as: Fryeria menindie, Fryeria picta
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Identification is verified by Richard Willan, Nudi Pixel expert
Comment from Richard Willan: By contrast, Phyllidia ruppelii (sic), which is endemic to the Red Sea, is characterised by a yellow-orange marginal band. Note the white egg sacs of a parasitic copepod (Doridicola sp.) visible at the posterior end of one of the main tubercles.
| Location: | Lembeh, Indonesia |
| Photographer: | Guido Zsilavecz |
| Camera: | Olympus SP350 › View EXIF properties |
| Taken on: | September 12, 2007 |
| Viewed: | 282 times |
| Posted: | 7 months ago |
| Updated: | 7 months ago |
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Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Family: | Phyllidiidae |
| Species: | Phyllidia picta |