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Phyllidiella meandrina

Phyllidiella meandrina is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.

Distribution

This species was first collected in Mauritius. It was confused with Phyllidiella annulata by Brunckhorst. It is a frequent species in Mauritius and Réunion.

Description

This nudibranch has a black dorsum with longitudinal pink ridges at the sides of the mantle and a series of oval rings in the centre of the back. The rhinophores are black.

Diet

This species feeds on sponges.

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