Phyllidia

Phyllidia
A live individual of Phyllidia elegans in situ, head end towards the left
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Phyllidioidea
Family: Phyllidiidae
Genus: Phyllidia
Cuvier, 1797
Type species
Phyllidia varicosa
Lamarck, 1801
Synonyms[1]
  • Fryeria Gray, 1853
  • Phyllidia (Fryeria) Gray, 1853· accepted, alternate representation
  • Phyllidia (Phyllidia) Cuvier, 1797
  • Reyfria Yonow, 1986

Phyllidia is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Phyllidiidae.[1]

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Phyllidia. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-06-07.