Phyllidia multituberculata
Species of gastropod
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Phyllidia multituberculata is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[2]
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| Phyllidia multituberculata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Phyllidiidae |
| Genus: | Phyllidia |
| Species: | P. multituberculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllidia multituberculata C. R. Boettger, 1918[1] | |
Distribution
This species was described from Pulu Bambu in the Aru Islands, south-west of Papua New Guinea. It has been reported from the Indian Ocean.[3]
Description
This species has previously been confused with Phyllidia ocellata.[4] This species is bilaterally symmetric and reproduces sexually.[5]
Diet
This species feeds on a sponge.