Phyllidiopsis xishaensis
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| Phyllidiopsis xishaensis | |
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| The nudibranch Phyllidiopsis xishaensis, Diani Beach, Kenya. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Superfamily: | Phyllidioidea |
| Family: | Phyllidiidae |
| Genus: | Phyllidiopsis |
| Species: | P. xishaensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllidiopsis xishaensis (Lin, 1983)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Phyllidia xishaensis Lin, 1983 Phyllidiopsis striata auctt. non Bergh, 1888 | |
Phyllidiopsis xishaensis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[2]
Frequently misidentified as Phyllidiopsis striata but that species has been shown to be a completely different animal, a Phyllidiella.[3][4]
This species was described from China. It has been reported from South Africa, Réunion, the Maldives, Malaysia, the Philippines and the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.[5]