Phyllidiopsis krempfi
Species of gastropod
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Phyllidiopsis krempfi is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[2] This species was named to honour Armand Krempf, a French marine biologist and director of the Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography (Vietnam) from 1921.
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| Phyllidiopsis krempfi | |
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| The nudibranch Phyllidiopsis krempfi, Pemuteran, Bali. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Phyllidiidae |
| Genus: | Phyllidiopsis |
| Species: | P. krempfi |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllidiopsis krempfi Pruvot-Fol, 1957[1] | |
Distribution
Description
This nudibranch has a white or pink dorsum with compound tubercles with white apices. It is a large Phyllidiid, growing to at least 60 mm in length. It is similar to Phyllidiopsis pipeki but that species has only two longitudinal black lines on the back.[3]
Diet
This species feeds on a sponge.