Phyllidiopsis bayi

Phyllidiopsis bayi is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[2]

Phyllidiopsis bayi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea
clade Doridacea
Superfamily:
Phyllidioidea
Family:
Phyllidiidae
Genus:
Phyllidiopsis
Species:
P. bayi
Binomial name
Phyllidiopsis bayi
(Bouchet, 1983) [1]
Synonyms

Fryeria bayi Bouchet, 1983

Distribution

This species was described from 38 m depth at Point La Revellata, Punta Bianca, Corsica 42.584°N 8.728°E / 42.584; 8.728.[1][3]

Description

This nudibranch has a translucent white dorsum with brown flecks of pigment. It is a small Phyllidiid, growing to 8 mm in length, although the specimens were immature and the maximum size is unknown.[3]

Diet

This species feeds on a sponge.

References
  1. Bouchet, P (1983) Découverte du genre Indo-Pacifique Fryeria (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Nudibranchiata) en Mediterranee. Annales de l'Institut Oceanographique, 59(1): 65-68.
  2. Gofas, S. (2005). Phyllidiopsis bayi (Bouchet, 1983). In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-14.
  3. Rudman, W.B., 1999 (July 15) Fryeria bayi Bouchet, 1983. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
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