Phyllidia elegans

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Species of gastropod

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::summary Species of gastropod ::

| image = Babosa de mar (Phyllidia elegans), Anilao, Filipinas, 2023-08-22, DD 154.jpg | image_caption = A live individual of Phyllidia elegans, head end towards the right | taxon = Phyllidia elegans | authority = Bergh, 1869 | synonyms =

Phyllidia elegans, also known as the elegant phyllidia, is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae. It is found in shallow water in the Red Sea and the tropical Indo-Pacific region.

Distribution

This species has been found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Andaman Sea, Myanmar, the Red Sea, the Mariana Islands, north Sulawesi, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea.

Description

This animal can be distinguished by a pale-coloured foot having a single median longitudinal black line on the sole, light pink dorsal tubercles commonly tipped in yellow, and black lines on the lateral margins of the sole.

References

Bergh, L. S. R. 1869. Bidrag til en Monographi af Phyllidierne. Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Stiftet af Henrik Kroyer, series 3, 5:357-542, pls. 14-24.
"Common Names List - Phyllidia elegans".
Brunckhorst, D.J. (1993). The Systematics and Phylogeny of Phyllidiid Nudibranchs (Doridoidea). Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia.
Rudman, W.B., 1999 (January 12) [http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/phyleleg ''Phyllidia elegans'' Bergh, 1869.] [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Bolland, R.. (1987-07-08). "''Phyllidia elegans''". Rfbolland.com.
(2022). "''Phyllidia elegans'' Bergh, 1869".

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