Phyllidiopsis sphingis

Brunckhorst, 1993

Phyllidiopsis sphingis
Photographed by: Harry Blalock

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

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.

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Pictures of Phyllidiopsis sphingis

Phyllidiopsis sphingis from Saipan, Nthn. Mariana IslandsIdentification reviewed by Bill Rudman
Phyllidiopsis sphingis
Location: Saipan, Nthn. Mariana Islands
By: Harry Blalock
Posted 8 months ago
Viewed 243 times
Phyllidiopsis sphingis from Oahu, Hawaii, USAIdentification reviewed by Richard Willan
Phyllidiopsis sphingis
Location: Oahu, Hawaii, USA
By: Edward Blackshaw
Posted 1 month ago
Viewed 70 times
Phyllidiopsis sphingis from Raja Ampat, IndonesiaIdentification reviewed by Nathalie Yonow
Phyllidiopsis sphingis
Location: Raja Ampat, Indonesia
By: Indra Swari
Posted 1 month ago
Viewed 106 times
Phyllidiopsis cf. sphingis from Lembeh, IndonesiaIdentification reviewed by Richard Willan
Phyllidiopsis cf. sphingis
Location: Lembeh, Indonesia
By: Mike Krampf
Posted 10 months ago
Viewed 319 times
Phyllidiopsis sphingis from Oahu, Hawaii, USAIdentification reviewed by Richard Willan
Phyllidiopsis sphingis
Location: Oahu, Hawaii, USA
By: Edward Blackshaw
Posted 3 months ago
Viewed 140 times
 
 
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