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Phyllidiella

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Phyllidiella
A view of a live Phyllidiella zeylanica, head end towards the front
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Infraorder: Doridoidei
Superfamily: Phyllidioidea
Family: Phyllidiidae
Genus: Phyllidiella
Bergh, 1869[1]
Type species
Phyllidia pustulosa Cuvier, 1804

Phyllidiella is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Phyllidiidae.[2][3]

Species

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Species in the genus Phyllidiella include:[2]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Phyllidiella nobilis (Bergh, 1869): synonym of Phyllidiella pustulosa (Cuvier, 1804) - type species of Phyllidiella.

References

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  1. ^ Bergh R. (1869). Naturh. Tidsskr. (3)5, 499, 510.
  2. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Phyllidiella. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-06-11.
  3. ^ Brunckhorst D.J. (1993) The systematics and phylogeny of phyllidiid nudibranchs (Doridoidea). Records of the Australian Museum suppl. 16: 1-108.