species: Phyllidia coelestis in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)

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Phyllidia coelestis

©Barbara Banks: Phyllidia coelestis at Eagle Island near Lizard Island. Note that black lines on dorsal surface do not reach the margin.

©Barbara Banks: Phyllidia coelestisat Eagle Island near Lizard Island. There is no black line on the foot sole.

©Brogan Mancell: Phyllidia coelestis at Clam Garden, Lizard Island. Note that black lines on dorsal surface do not extend to the margin.

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Mollusca

Class Gastropoda

Order Nudibranchia

Family Phyllidiidae

Genus Phyllidia

Species Phyllidia coelestis

Colours

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Animalia: species: Phyllidia varicosa
has a dark line running along the midline of the foot and on the dorsal surface, thin black lines extend to the margin.
Animalia: species: Phyllidia elegans
is pink to grey, never blue.
Animalia: species: Phyllidia sp.

Waegele, H., I. Burghardt, N. Anthes, J. Evertsen, A. Klussman-Kolb and G. Brodie (2006). Species diversity of opisthobranch molluscs on Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, In: Contemporary studies into the systematics and evolution of opisthobranch molluscs, (Eds. G. Brodie, S. Fahey and F.E. Wells), Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 69: 33-59. LIRS catalog number 1036.