Phyllidia larryi

Phyllidia larryi is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.^[2]

Phyllidia larryi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Superfamily:	Phyllidioidea
Family:	Phyllidiidae
Genus:	Phyllidia
Species:	P. larryi
Binomial name
Phyllidia larryi (Brunckhorst, 1993)[1]
Synonyms
Fryeria larryi Brunckhorst, 1993

Distribution

This rare species was described from Guam. It has been reported from Japan but there is confusion with Phyllidia zebrina.^[3] A similar species is reported from the Hawaiian Islands.^[4]

Description

This nudibranch has a yellow dorsum with numerous small tubercles. There are a small number of narrow red or orange lines running from the mantle margin towards the middle of the dorsum.^[3]

Diet

This species feeds on a sponge.