Phyllidiella meandrina

(Pruvot-Fol, 1957)

Photo of Phyllidiella meandrina taken by Lorenzo de Ponti at Malindi, Kenya (verified by Richard Willan)
Scientific Classification:
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
SuborderDoridina
FamilyPhyllidiidae
SpeciesPhyllidiella meandrina

Information

Phyllidiella meandrina is distinguished from the other species of Phyllidiella by its figure-of-8 black marking centrally. This divides two groups of pink tubercles. There may be up to 3 tuberculate pink bands around this, and the edge is pink. The rhinophores are black. Known from the western Indian Ocean to South Africa -- Nathalie Yonow

Locality

Kenya
( 52 photos )
Malindi
( 40 photos )
Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Watamu
( 10 photos )
Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
Kilifi
( 1 photos )
Nov
Mombasa
( 1 photos )
Sep
 
Tanzania
( 5 photos )
Zanzibar
( 5 photos )
Sep
 
Madagascar
( 3 photos )
Madagascar
( 3 photos )
Oct
 
Mauritius
( 3 photos )
Mauritius
( 3 photos )
Jan, Mar, Jun
 
Mozambique
( 2 photos )
Ponta Do'oura
( 1 photos )
Mar
Ponta Malongane
( 1 photos )
Dec
 
Australia
( 1 photos )
Abrolhos Islands
( 1 photos )
Mar
 
Myanmar
( 1 photos )
Myanmar
( 1 photos )
Apr
 
Oman
( 1 photos )
Mirbat
( 1 photos )
Oct
 
Thailand
( 1 photos )
Koh Bon
( 1 photos )
Oct

Sample Photos of Phyllidiella meandrina

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Photo by Lorenzo de Ponti in Malindi, Kenya
Photo by Luisfer Diego in Mauritius
Photo by Lorenzo de Ponti in Malindi, Kenya
Photo by Lorenzo de Ponti in Watamu, Kenya