Phyllidiopsis bayi

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

Phyllidiopsis bayi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Superfamily:	Phyllidioidea
Family:	Phyllidiidae
Genus:	Phyllidiopsis
Species:	P. bayi
Binomial name
Phyllidiopsis bayi (Bouchet, 1983) [1]
Synonyms
Fryeria bayi Bouchet, 1983

Distribution

This species was described from 38 m depth at Point La Revellata, Punta Bianca, Corsica 42.584°N 8.728°E / 42.584; 8.728.^[1][3]

Description

This nudibranch has a translucent white dorsum with brown flecks of pigment. It is a small Phyllidiid, growing to 8 mm in length, although the specimens were immature and the maximum size is unknown.^[3]

Diet

This species feeds on a sponge.