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Phyllidia varicosa
A live individual of Phyllidia varicosa, head end towards the left
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Doridina
Superfamily: Phyllidioidea
Family: Phyllidiidae
Genus: Phyllidia
Species:
P. varicosa
Binomial name
Phyllidia varicosa
(Lamarck, 1801)[1]
Phyllidia varicosa, a view from the head end

Phyllidia varicosa is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Phyllidiidae.[2]

  1. ^ Lamarck, J.B. (1801). Systeme des animaux sans vertebres. Paris.
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Phyllidia varicosa Lamarck, 1801. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-11-15.

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