Phyllidiella zeylanica
(Kelaart, 1859)
Photographed by: Guido Zsilavecz
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Family: | Phyllidiidae |
| Species: | Phyllidiella zeylanica |
Comment from Nathalie Yonow on photo #2588
This is Phyllidiella zeylanica. It has a tubercular band followed by a rather thick black band which is quite square anteriorly, just in front of the rhinophores. There are then one or two more black bands. It is much more tuberculate than Phyllidiella rosans and more squared off.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #1319
A typical individual of this essentially Indian Ocean species.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #2106
A typical individual. Phyllidiella zeylanica is consistently different to Phyllidiela pustulosa. The difficult ones to separate from Phyllidiela pustulosa are Phyllidiela corraburrama and (especially) Phyllidiela lizae.Locality:
- Thailand
- Phuket (2) Apr, Jul
- Similan Islands (1) Nov
- Maldives
- Maldives (2) Jan, Mar
- Mozambique
- Inhambane (1) May
- South Africa
- Sodwana Bay (1) Aug
- Sri Lanka
- Negombo (1) Mar
