Phyllidia elegans Bergh, 1869

Mehrotra, Rahul, A. Caballer Gutierrez, Manuel, M. Scott, Chad, Arnold, Spencer, Monchanin, Coline, Viyakarn, Voranop & Chavanich, Suchana, 2021, An updated inventory of sea slugs from Koh Tao, Thailand, with notes on their ecology and a dramatic biodiversity increase for Thai waters, ZooKeys 1042, pp. 73-188 : 73

Phyllidia elegans Bergh, 1869 Figure 14J

Material examined.

One specimen 45 mm, LT; one specimen 30 mm, RR; one specimen 45 mm, SP.

Ecology.

Abundant in coral reef habitats. Depth 3-30 m

Distribution.

Widespread in the western Pacific including), Indonesia, Taiwan, Australia, Guam, Solomon Islands ( Brunckhorst 1993), Myanmar, Malaysia, the Philippines, Japan, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu ( Gosliner et al. 2008), Vietnam ( Risbec 1956), China ( Lin 1990), Singapore ( Lim and Chou 1970) and known from both Andaman and Gulf waters of Thailand ( Brunckhorst 1993; Chavanich et al. 2013).

Figures

Figure 14. A, B Trapania miltabrancha 25 mm (A) two specimens on Didemnum molle (B) C Dendrodoris coronata 30 mm (photograph by Kirsty Magson) D Dendrodoris krusensternii 45 mm E Dendrodoris elongata 29 mm F Dendrodoris fumata 55 mm G Dendrodoris nigra 16 mm H Dendrodoris tuberculosa 88 mm I Phyllidia coelestis specimens 25 - 35 mm J Phyllidia elegans 45 mm (photograph by Pau Urgell Plaza) K Phyllidia exquisita 30 mm L Phyllidia ocellata 60 mm.