Phyllidia polkadotsa
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| authority = Brunckhorst, 1993Brunckhorst D.J. (1993) The systematics and phylogeny of phyllidiid nudibranchs (Doridoidea). Records of the Australian Museum suppl. 16: 1-108.
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Phyllidia polkadotsa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536637 Phyllidia polkadotsa Brunckhorst, 1993.] In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-10-27.
Distribution
Description
This nudibranch has a yellow or orange coloured dorsum with large round black spots which are surrounded by a paler, translucent, ring. There are three longitudinal ridges along the back and small, scattered, tubercles.Pittman, C. & Fiene, P. (2016). [http://seaslugsofhawaii.com/species/Phyllidia-polkadotsa-a.html Phyllidia polkadotsa.] Sea Slugs of Hawaii.
Diet
This species feeds on a sponge.
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External links
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