Phyllidia [Phyllidia]

Description

Phyllidia nudibranchs are large, flat-bodied sea slugs with eye-catching patterns that can include spots, stripes, and bright edges. Divers commonly encounter them on or near reef sponges, where they move slowly and steadily—making for memorable, close-up sightings.

Species
Variable Wart Slug
Variable Wart Slug

Phyllidia varicosa

Ocellated Wart Slug
Ocellated Wart Slug

Phyllidia ocellata

Four-lined Wart Slug
Four-lined Wart Slug

Phyllidia alyta

Babai’s Wart Slug

Phyllidia babai

Carlson-Hoff’s Wart Slug

Phyllidia carlsonhoffi

Heavenly Wart Slug
Heavenly Wart Slug

Phyllidia coelestis

Elegant Wart Slug

Phyllidia elegans

Yellow-edged Wart Slug
Yellow-edged Wart Slug

Phyllidia exquisita

Phyllidia fontjei

Phyllidia fontjei

Phyllidia goslineri

Phyllidia goslineri

Phyllidia guamensis

Phyllidia guamensis

Phyllidia haegeli

Phyllidia haegeli

Phyllidia koehleri

Phyllidia koehleri

Phyllidia larryi

Phyllidia larryi

Phyllidia madangensis

Phyllidia madangensis

Yellow-spined Wart Slug
Yellow-spined Wart Slug

Phyllidia marindica

Phyllidia monacha

Phyllidia monacha

Phyllidia multifaria

Phyllidia multifaria

Phyllidia multituberculata

Phyllidia multituberculata

Phyllidia orstomi

Phyllidia orstomi

Phyllidia ovata

Phyllidia ovata

Black-rayed Phyllidia
Black-rayed Phyllidia

Phyllidia picta

Phyllidia polkadotsa

Phyllidia polkadotsa

Phyllidia rueppelii

Phyllidia rueppelii

Phyllidia schupporum

Phyllidia schupporum

Phyllidia scottjohnsoni

Phyllidia scottjohnsoni

Phyllidia tula

Phyllidia tula

Phyllidia undula

Phyllidia undula

Phyllidia willani

Phyllidia willani

Phyllidia zebrina

Phyllidia zebrina

Taxonomy
Phylum Molluscs
Mollusca
Class Gastropods
Gastropoda
Order Dorid Nudibranchs (Sea Slugs)
Doridida
Family Phyllidiidae
Phyllidiidae
Statistics
  • Species 31