Melibe pilosa species group
This species group consists of: Melibe fimbriata, Melibe papillosa, Melibe pilosa
Photographed by: Melvin Lee
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Dendronotina |
| Family: | Tethydidae |
| Species: | Melibe pilosa species group |
Comment from Richard Willan on photo #1714
Individual with expanded oral hood.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #833
Detail of oral veil viewed from the front.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #547
The members of this species group have branched and papillate processes on their cerata, however, like Melibe viridis, they have a simple (i.e., non-papillose) ceratal margin. The nominal species in this group are Melibe papillosa, Melibe pilosa and (probably) Melibe fimbriata.Locality:
- Malaysia
- Perhentian (4) Apr, May, Sep
- Indonesia
- PNG
- Milne Bay (1)
- Philippines
- Japan
- Oshima Island (1)
