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Phyllidiella annulata

Photographed by: Mark James

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

This species of phyllidiid is characterised by the pattern of black rings on the mantle. It is commonest in the Marianas Islands, though recorded from throughout the tropical Indian Ocean and central-western Pacific Ocean.

A typical individual of this species in having the black spots in the centre of the black circles, though the background is usually pink. Though it is apparently known from the Red Sea, tropical Indian Ocean and central-western Pacific, by far the majority of records come from the Marianas Islands.

An atypical animal with a white background (normally pink) and extra large black circles.

Locality:

• Nthn. Mariana Islands
  • Saipan (7) Mar, Jul, Aug
• Guam
  • Guam (1) May

 

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