Phyllidia elegans
Bergh, 1869
Photographed by: Jon Ellis
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Family: | Phyllidiidae |
| Species: | Phyllidia elegans |
Comment from Nathalie Yonow on photo #2486
Orange tipped tubercles, black longitudinal lines with perpendicular ones extending to the sides.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #2948
This is a very dark coloured individual. However, the pink colour of the lower pustules near the foot on the right side of this photo are an artefact of photography and not the true colour.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #2781
Showing detail of rhinophores.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #2124
The population of this species was given the name of Phyllidia multifaria, but not that is recognised as a synonym of Phyllidia elegans.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #2034
A typical individual. Note the orange rhinophores and orange caps to the largest pustules on the centre of the mantle. There is a prominent black longitudinal stripe on the foot sole.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #2018
A very small juvenile individual.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #1975
The colour form occurring in the Red Sea has been named Phyllidia multifaria, but it isn’t separable from Phyllidia elegans.Comment from Neville Coleman on photo #223
Wide spread across the Indo -Pacific this species can be recognised by it’s yellow rhinophores. It grows to 40 mm and feeds on sponges.Locality:
- Nthn. Mariana Islands
- Saipan (10) Apr, Aug, Oct
- Indonesia
- Bali (5) Feb, Oct, Dec
- Pulau Seribu (5) Apr
- West Java (3) May
- Raja Ampat (3) Jan, Feb, Oct
- Wakatobi (3) Jan, Dec
- Ambon (1) Jan
- Derawan (1)
- Manado (1) Oct
- Lembeh (1)
- Bunaken (1) Nov
- North Sulawesi (1) Apr
- Solomon Islands
- Solomon Islands (3) Aug
- Malaysia
- Egypt
- Red Sea (2) Sep, Nov
- Taiwan
- Long Dong (1)
- Green Island (1)
- Palau
- Palau (1) Sep
- Japan
- Okinawa (1) Jun
- Thailand
- Phuket (1) Nov
- Similan Islands (1) Nov
- Philippines
- Bohol (1) Dec
- Vanuatu
- Vanuatu (1) Feb
- Maldives
- Maldives (1) Apr
- Fiji
- Fiji (1) Feb
- Vietnam
- Vietnam (1)
- PNG
- Loloata (1) Jan
