Lembeh — 11 September 2025
- Location seen
- Lembeh, Indonesia
- Date seen
- 2025-09-11
Phyllidiella rudmani
Rudman's Phyllidiella
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About this species
- Current scientific name
- Phyllidiella rudmani
- Common name
- Rudman's Phyllidiella
- Order
- Nudibranchia - Doridoidea (Dorids)
- Type
- Porostomata (Radula-less dorids)
- ID confidence
- Confirmed
- Genus
- Phyllidiella
- Species
- rudmani
- Average size
- 3 mm
- Colours
- black, pink
- Pattern
- Stripes, Tubercles
- Body shape
- Oval
- Rhinophores
- Horizontal
- Gills
- Hidden
- Similar species
- Phyllidia elegans, Phyllidiopsis shireenae, Phyllidiopsis pipeki
Geographic Distribution
Indian and western Pacific Oceans.
Identification
A small nudibranch with tubercles of a light colour/pink and two straight black stripes. Rhinophores pink to black tips - lamellate and retractable.
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