Phestilla sp. 2

Mehrotra, Rahul, A. Caballer Gutierrez, Manuel, M. Scott, Chad, Arnold, Spencer, Monchanin, Coline, Viyakarn, Voranop & Chavanich, Suchana, 2021, An updated inventory of sea slugs from Koh Tao, Thailand, with notes on their ecology and a dramatic biodiversity increase for Thai waters, ZooKeys 1042, pp. 73-188 : 73

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1042.64474

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:9CF986D8-6A47-4E17-9A67-245C78FB8AFD

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/62D1A7A8-457C-5B5C-8350-B5044811E079

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scientific name

Phestilla sp. 2
status

 

* Phestilla sp. 2 View in CoL Figure 21G View Figure 21

Material examined.

Two specimens 4-7 mm, SB.

Ecology.

Exclusively on its prey, the scleractinian coral Acropora sp. in coral reef habitats. Depth 2-8 m.

Distribution.

Unknown. Here representing a first record for Thai waters.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Gastropoda

SubClass

Heterobranchia

Order

Nudibranchia

SubOrder

Doridina

SuperFamily

Fionoidea

Family

Trinchesiidae