The Mushroom coral reticulidia (Reticulidia fungia) is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. . ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. https://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
Description Reticulidia fungia grows to a maximum length of 40 mm. It does not grow as large as Reticulidia halgerda. Reticulidia fungia has broad-based ridges, those being fewer in number than those of Reticulidia halgerda. The base of these ridges have a fine, white border. The mantle margin is broad and blue-grey in colour. It has a single, black line around the side of its foot occurring slightly above its gills.Brunckhorst, D.J., 1993, The systematics and phylogeny of Phyllidiid Nudibranchs (Doridoidea), Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 16: 1-107.
Distribution Reticulidia fungia occurs in areas such as:Rudman, W.B., 1999 (November 28) Reticulidia fungia Brunckhorst & Gosliner in Brunckhorst, 1993. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Fiji Micronesia Eastern Australia Taiwan Christmas Island Bali Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia
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