Phyllidia alyta
Species of gastropod
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Phyllidia alyta is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[2]
| Phyllidia alyta | |
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| The nudibranch Phyllidia alyta, head end towards the left, Unawatuna, Sri Lanka. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Phyllidiidae |
| Genus: | Phyllidia |
| Species: | P. alyta |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllidia alyta Yonow, 1996[1] | |
Distribution
Description
This nudibranch has a grey coloured dorsum with white tubercles in rows separated by four longitudinal black stripes. The rhinophores are yellow and some of the dorsal tubercles are tipped with yellow.[3]
Diet
This species feeds on sponges.