Phyllidiopsis fissurata

Phyllidiopsis fissurata is a species of sea slug, specifically a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.^[2][3]

Phyllidiopsis fissurata
Phyllidiopsis fissurata, head end at the top
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Superfamily:	Phyllidioidea
Family:	Phyllidiidae
Genus:	Phyllidiopsis
Species:	P. fissurata
Binomial name
Phyllidiopsis fissurata Brunckhorst, 1993[1]

Distribution

Phyllidiopsis fissurata has been noted at the Great Barrier Reef, Fiji, and Lord Howe Island. Sometimes this nudibranch is found in Hawaii. This species is distributed throughout the central and western Pacific.^[4]

Description

Phyllidiopsis fissurata is approximately 5-8 centimeters long. The dorsal surface of the body has a black background with many tall, pink, tubercles. The rhinophores are black tipped and pink. There is a black line on the posterior edge of the rhinophores, which have a semitransparent film raised around them. The anal region is a smooth, tall, raised pink papilla.^[5][6]