Phyllidiella meandrina is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllidiella meandrina (Pruvot-Fol, 1957). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-05.
Distribution This species was first collected in Mauritius. It was confused with Phyllidiella annulata by Brunckhorst.Brunckhorst, D.J. (1993) The systematics and phylogeny of Phyllidiid Nudibranchs (Doridoidea). Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 16: 1-107. It is a frequent species in Mauritius and Réunion.Rudman, W.B., 2002 (November 5) Phyllidiella meandrina (Pruvot-Fol, 1957). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
Description This nudibranch has a black dorsum with longitudinal pink ridges at the sides of the mantle and a series of oval rings in the centre of the back. The rhinophores are black.
Diet This species feeds on sponges.
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