Palisa
Species of gastropod
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Palisa papillata is a species of sea slug, specifically an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.[2] It is the only species in the genus Palisa.[3]
| Palisa | |
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| Dorsal view of Palisa papillata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Aeolidacea |
| Family: | Facelinidae |
| Genus: | Palisa Edmunds, 1964[1] |
| Species: | P. papillata |
| Binomial name | |
| Palisa papillata Edmunds, 1964[1] | |
Distribution
Description
The body is elongate.[4] Rhinophores are tuberculate.[4] Oral tentacles are long.[4] Cerata are arranged in clusters forming a single row along each side of the dorsum.[4] Background color is translucent gray with numerous opaque white spots on both the dorsum and cerata.[4] Cerata are with a pale blue digestive gland and characteristic black or dark brown spots at the base.[4] The maximum recorded body length is 15[4] or 16 mm.[6]