The Mushroom coral reticulidia (Reticulidia fungia) is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phyllidiidae.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Superfamily: | Phyllidioidea |
| Family: | Phyllidiidae |
| Genus: | Reticulidia |
| Species: | R. fungia
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| Reticulidia fungia Brunckhorst & Gosliner in Brunckhorst, 1993
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Description
editReticulidia fungia grows to a maximum length of 40 mm.[3] It does not grow as large as Reticulidia halgerda. Reticulidia fungia has broad-based ridges, those being fewer in number than those of Reticulidia halgerda. The base of these ridges have a fine, white border. The mantle margin is broad and blue-grey in colour. It has a single, black line around the side of its foot occurring slightly above its gills.[4]
Distribution
editReticulidia fungia occurs in areas such as:[5]
- Fiji
- Micronesia
- Eastern Australia
- Taiwan
- Christmas Island
- Bali
- Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia
Gallery
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Mushroom coral reticulidia (Reticulidia fungia) at Wakatobi National Park Indonesia, 2018 -
Reticulidia fungia at Wakatobi National Park Indonesia, 2018 -
Reticulidia fungia at Bali, 1996
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References
edit- ^ Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Reticulidia fungia Brunckhorst & Gosliner in Brunckhorst, 1993". Marinespecies.org. 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
- ^ "Reticulidia fungia". Sealifebase.org. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
- ^ Brunckhorst, D.J., 1993, The systematics and phylogeny of Phyllidiid Nudibranchs (Doridoidea), Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 16: 1-107.
- ^ Rudman, W.B., 1999 (November 28) Reticulidia fungia Brunckhorst & Gosliner in Brunckhorst, 1993. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.
External links
edit- Photos of Reticulidia fungia on Sealife Collection