Photo of Phyllidia varicosa taken by Kati Eschweiler at Romblon, Philippines
Scientific Classification:
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
SuborderDoridina
FamilyPhyllidiidae
SpeciesPhyllidia varicosa

Locality

Indonesia
Bali
Jan, Feb, Mar, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Lembeh
Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Jul, Sep, Oct, Nov
Bunaken
Mar, Jul, Aug, Sep, Nov, Dec
Lombok
Aug, Nov
North Sulawesi
Feb, Apr, May, Oct
Raja Ampat
Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec
Rinca Island
Oct, Dec
Manado
Feb, May, Oct, Dec
Pulau Seribu
Apr, May
Wakatobi
Jan, Apr, Oct
Bangka North Sulawesi
Apr, Nov
Weh Island
Sep, Dec
Ambon
Oct, Dec
Derawan
May, Aug
Komodo
Jul, Nov
West Java
Jun
East Java
Mar
Flores
Sep
Halmahera
Jul
Kaimano
Apr
Karimunjawa
Aug
Maratua
Aug
Misool
Apr
Taka Bonerate
Dec
Walea
Jan
 
Philippines
Anilao
Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov
Puerto Galera
Jan, Feb, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Nov
Dauin
Jan, Jun, Jul, Nov
Malapascua
Jan, Mar, Oct
Romblon
Jan, Apr, Jun, Nov
Apo Island
Mar, Sep
Davao
Jan, Feb
Dumaguete
Aug, Oct
Zamboanguita
Apr
Bohol
May
Cebu
Apr
Coron
Jan
Philippines
Feb
Sogod Bay
Mar
Tubbataha
Jun
 
Malaysia
Mabul
Jun, Jul, Aug, Dec
Redang
Apr, May, Jul, Aug, Sep
Tioman
Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Malaysia
Sep
Aur - Dayang
Apr, May
Sabah
Jan, Mar, Nov
Lang Tengah Island
Apr, May
Mataking
Feb, Jul
Perhentian
Apr, Jun
Tenggol
Jun, Sep
Tunku Abdul Rahman Park
Feb, Apr
Lankayan
Aug
Layang Layang
Aug
Miri
May
Tawau
Oct
 
Thailand
Koh Tao
Feb, Apr, Sep, Dec
Similan Islands
Jan, Feb, Apr, Nov
Phuket
Mar, May, Sep, Nov
Samaesan
Feb, Mar, May, Nov
Koh Phi Phi
Feb, Mar, Oct
Richelieu Rock
Feb, Mar, Apr
Koh Lipe
Nov
Koh Phangan
May
Pattaya
Apr
Surin Islands
Dec
Thailand
Jan
 
Kenya
Malindi
Mar, Apr, Aug, Sep
Watamu
Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
Diani Beach
Feb
Kilifi
Dec
Mombasa
Nov
Wasini Island
Nov
 
Maldives
Maldives
Jan, Apr, Jul, Aug, Oct
 
USA
Oahu, Hawaii
Mar, May, Jun, Sep
 
Maldives
South Ari Atoll
Mar, Aug
 
USA
Maui, Hawaii
Feb, Mar, Sep
 
Maldives
Rasdhoo Atoll
Jan
 
USA
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Dec
Kauai, Hawaii
Dec
Kohala, Hawaii
Mar
 
PNG
Tufi
Nov
Milne Bay
Sep, Dec
Kavieng
Mar
Madang
May
 
Tanzania
Zanzibar
Jan, Feb, Aug, Sep
 
Egypt
Egypt
May, Aug
Marsa Alam
Feb, Mar
Sharm el-Sheikh
Jun, Nov
Hurghada
Mar
 
Tanzania
Pemba
Dec
 
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Feb, Jul, Oct, Nov
 
Taiwan
Kenting
Mar, Aug
 
Australia
Ningaloo Reef
Jun, Sep
 
Taiwan
Long Dong
Apr, Sep
 
Australia
Abrolhos Islands
Jul
Great Barrier Reef
Aug
Queensland
Oct
Rowley Shoals
Oct
 
Taiwan
Secret Garden
Jun
 
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste
Jan, Feb, Oct, Nov
 
Seychelles
Seychelles
Feb, May, Sep, Dec
 
India
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Jan, Aug
 
Myanmar
Myanmar
Feb, Nov
 
Sri Lanka
Negombo
Jan, Feb, Mar
 
India
India
Feb
 
Myanmar
Mergui Archipelago
Mar
 
Sri Lanka
Weligama
Apr
 
Mozambique
Ponta Malongane
Dec
 
South Africa
Sodwana Bay
Feb, Aug
 
Vietnam
Nha Trang
Apr, May
 
Mozambique
Inhambane
May
 
South Africa
Umkomaas
Jan
 
Vietnam
Vietnam
Feb
 
Fiji
Fiji
Sep
 
Palau
Palau
May, Jul
 
Réunion
Réunion
Feb, Mar
 
Mauritius
Mauritius
Jun
Rodrigues Island
Nov
 
Saudi Arabia
Jeddah
Aug
Neom
Sep
 
Croatia
Trogir
Jun
 
Madagascar
Nosy Be
Jul
 
Micronesia
Kosrae
Oct
 
Sudan
Sudan
Mar

Sample Photos of Phyllidia varicosa

Photo by Ken Tucker in Bali, Indonesia
Photo by Ken Tucker in Bunaken, Indonesia
Photo by Ken Tucker in Ambon, Indonesia
Photo by Kati Eschweiler in Romblon, Philippines