Phyllidia flava

Phyllidia flava
A live individual of Phyllidia flava on a yellow sponge, head end towards the left
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Phyllidiidae
Genus: Phyllidia
Species:
P. flava
Binomial name
Phyllidia flava
Aradas, 1847

Phyllidia flava is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.

Distribution

This species is the only Phyllidiid known to be native to the Mediterranean Sea.

References

  1. ↑ Aradas A. (1847). Memorie di Zoologia Siciliana. Memoria III. Descrizione di alcuni molluschi nudi della Sicilia. Atti dell'Accademia Gioenia di Scienze Naturali, (2)4: 107-122, pl. 1. page(s): 12
  2. ↑ Gofas, S. (2004). Phyllidia flava Aradas, 1847. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-10-28.
  3. ↑ Rudman, W.B., 1999 (January 12) Phyllidia flava Aradas, 1847. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.