Phyllidiopsis sphingis
Brunckhorst, 1993
Photographed by: Harry Blalock
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Family: | Phyllidiidae |
| Species: | Phyllidiopsis sphingis |
Comment from Nathalie Yonow on photo #30557
This is the first photo I have seen with an orange margin.....Comment from Richard Willan on photo #8099
An unusually pale coloured individual.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #6799
A typical specimen. Hawaii is the type locality for this species.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #1154
These small longitudinally striped species of Phyllidiopsis get more alike and so harder to identify every time I see another one! This picture does not show the rhinophores, so it is impossible to know what colour (black, white or orange) they might be [rhinophoral colouration is important for separating these species]. So this one seems closest to Phyllidiopsis sphingis only because of the black markings radiating outward from the outer longitudinal black stripes.Locality:
- Nthn. Mariana Islands
- Saipan (6) Jul, Aug
- USA
- Oahu, Hawaii (5) Mar, Jun, Jul, Aug
- Maui, Hawaii (1) Mar
- Kohala, Hawaii (1) Jun
- Indonesia
- Lembeh (2) Feb, Jul
- Bali (2) May, Jun
- Raja Ampat (1) Mar
- Bunaken (1) Nov
- Seram (1) Nov
- Rinca Island (1) Sep
- Malaysia
- Sabah (2) Mar, May
- Taiwan
- Long Dong (2) Aug
- Philippines
- Puerto Galera (1) Dec
- Davao (1)
- Anilao (1) Apr
- Kenya
- Malindi (1) Sep
