Reticulidia suzanneae

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

Reticulidia suzanneae
A live individual of Reticulidia suzanneae in situ 2007, in the Anadaman Islands, head end towards the upper left
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
clade Euctenidiacea
Superfamily:
Doridoidea
Family:
Phyllidiidae
Genus:
Reticulidia
Species:
R. suzanneae
Binomial name
Reticulidia suzanneae
(Valdés & Behrens, 2002)[1]

Distribution

This species has been found in the eastern Indian Ocean in East Africa and Thailand,[3][4] as well as Kenya, India and Malaysia.[5]

Description

R. suzanneae is easily distinguishable from other species of Phyllidiidae. This species has a high, oval, bright yellow body with a notal surface covered in ridges. It has at least one large black spot. The ridges on the body are crested with white. R. suzanneae has orange rhinophores with 18 lamellae.[6]

References
  1. Valdés, Angel & David W. Behrens. (2002). Phylogenetic systematics of Reticulidia Brunckhorst, 1990 (Mollusca, Nudibranchia), with the description of a new species from the tropical Indo-Pacific. Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles Co., Contrib. in Sci. 492: 1-10.
  2. Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdés A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
  3. Rudman, W.B., 2002 (May 21) Reticulidia suzanneae Valdes & Behrens, 2002. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
  4. Erwin Koehler. "Reticulidia suzanneae Valdés & Behrens, 2002". Medslugs.de. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  5. "Reticulidia suzanneae from Phuket, Thailand". Nudi Pixel. 2007-02-10. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  6. "Reticulidia suzanneae a Phyllidiidae from Mayotte in Indian Ocean". Seaslugs.free.fr. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
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