Reticulidia suzanneae

Reticulidia suzanneae
A live individual of Reticulidia suzanneae in situ 2007, in the Anadaman Islands, head end towards the upper left
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Family: Phyllidiidae
Genus: Reticulidia
Species:
R. suzanneae
Binomial name
Reticulidia suzanneae
(Valdés & Behrens, 2002)

Reticulidia suzanneae is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.

Distribution

This species has been found in the eastern Indian Ocean in East Africa and Thailand, as well as Kenya, India and Malaysia.

Description

Reticulidia suzanneae is easily distinguishable from other species of Phyllidiidae. This species has a high, oval, bright yellow body with a notal surface covered in ridges. It has at least one large black spot. The ridges on the body are crested with white. R. suzanneae has orange rhinophores with 18 lamellae.

References

  1. ↑ Valdés, Angel & David W. Behrens. (2002). Phylogenetic systematics of Reticulidia Brunckhorst, 1990 (Mollusca, Nudibranchia), with the description of a new species from the tropical Indo-Pacific. Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles Co., Contrib. in Sci. 492: 1-10.
  2. ↑ Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdés A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
  3. ↑ Rudman, W.B., 2002 (May 21) Reticulidia suzanneae Valdes & Behrens, 2002. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. ↑ Erwin Koehler. "Reticulidia suzanneae Valdés & Behrens, 2002". Medslugs.de. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  5. ↑ "Reticulidia suzanneae from Phuket, Thailand". Nudi Pixel. 2007-02-10. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  6. ↑ "Reticulidia suzanneae a Phyllidiidae from Mayotte in Indian Ocean". Seaslugs.free.fr. Retrieved 2010-07-30.