Phyllidiopsis pipeki is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[2]
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| Phyllidiopsis pipeki, Pemuteran, Bali. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Superfamily: | Phyllidioidea |
| Family: | Phyllidiidae |
| Genus: | Phyllidiopsis |
| Species: | P. pipeki
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllidiopsis pipeki Brunckhorst, 1993[1]
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Distribution edit
The type specimen of this species was described from Madang, Papua New Guinea. The original description included numerous specimens from Madang, the Philippines, the Great Barrier Reef and the Coral Sea. It has been reported from Fiji; Sulawesi and Bali, Indonesia.[3]
Description edit
This nudibranch has a translucent dorsum with fine white or pink stippling and two longitudinal black lines. There are a few radiating black lines at right angles to the longitudinal lines and a Y-shaped line at the front of the head. It is a large Phyllidiid, growing to about 85 mm in length. The rhinophores are black at the tips with a pink area on the frontal surfaces. It is similar to Phyllidiopsis krempfi.[3]
Diet edit
This species feeds on a sponge.
References edit
- ^ Brunckhorst D.J. (1993) The systematics and phylogeny of phyllidiid nudibranchs (Doridoidea). Records of the Australian Museum suppl. 16: 1-108.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllidiopsis pipeki Brunckhorst, 1993. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-14.
- ^ a b Rudman, W.B., 1998 (December 12) Phyllidiopsis pipeki Brunckhorst, 1993. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
External links edit
- Photos of Phyllidiopsis pipeki on Sealife Collection