Phyllidiopsis bayi (Bouchet, 1983)
Superdomain | Biota | |
Kingdom | Animalia | |
Phylum | Mollusca | |
Class | Gastropoda | |
Subclass | Heterobranchia | |
Infraclass | Euthyneura | |
Subterclass | Ringipleura | |
Superorder | Nudipleura | |
Order | Nudibranchia | |
Suborder | Doridina | |
Infraorder | Doridoidei | |
Superfamily | Phyllidioidea | |
Family | Phyllidiidae | |
Genus | Phyllidiopsis | |
Species | Phyllidiopsis bayi (Bouchet, 1983) | |
Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 181234). |
- Fryeria bayi Bouchet, 1983 (original)
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Phyllidiopsis. From Greek “Phyllon”, leaf + “eîdos” meaning “looks like”, “shaped like” + “-opsis“, a suffix referred to “small” or “tiny”.
- Bayi. Dedicated to Daniel Bay, responsible for the oceanographic and submarine research station (STARESO) of the University of Liege in Calvi (Corsica).
Distribution
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Abundance
Western Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Eastern Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Atlantic Ocean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
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Bibliography
Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2023) "Phyllidiopsis bayi" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 30/12/2015. Accessed: 31/01/2023. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/zkE7U)