Anilao — 29 January 2026
- Location seen
- Anilao, Philippines
- Date seen
- 2026-01-29
Phyllidiopsis krempfi
Krempf's Phyllidiopsis
© Di Syrett / MacroDivers.com
About this species
- Current scientific name
- Phyllidiopsis krempfi
- Common name
- Krempf's Phyllidiopsis
- Previous names
- Phyllidiopsis pipeki
- Order
- Nudibranchia - Doridoidea (Dorids)
- Type
- Porostomata (Radula-less dorids)
- ID confidence
- Probable
- Genus
- Phyllidiopsis
- Species
- krempfi
- Average size
- 65 mm
- Colours
- white, black, pink
- Pattern
- Tubercles
- Body shape
- Oval
- Rhinophores
- Horizontal
- Gills
- Hidden
- Similar species
- Phyllidiopsis fissurata, Phyllidiella pustulosa
Geographic Distribution
Indian and western Pacific Oceans.
Identification
Black body with pale pink tubercles. Black and pink lamellate rhinophores that are fully retractable.
General Notes
Very similar to fissurata. The main difference is in the black markings - krempfi has two longitudinal lines as well as other irregular lines and the tubercles are pink and black.
Our Sighting
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