Ocellate Phyllidia (Phyllidia ocellata) - Marine Life - Liveaboard Diving
Ocellate Phyllidia (Phyllidia ocellata) - Marine Life - Liveaboard Diving

Ocellate Phyllidia

Ocellate Phyllidia (Phyllidia ocellata) is a is a colourful sea slug from the family Phyllidiiidae found in tropical waters around the Indo (West) Pacific region. It is particularly common in Malaysian & Indonesian Borneo, Eastern Indonesia, PNG, and Solomon Islands. 

Ocellate Phyllidia
Ocellate Phyllidia
Credit: Emmy Ahlen
Ocellate Phyllidia
Ocellate Phyllidia
Credit: Emmy Ahlen
Ocellate Phyllidia Phyllidia ocellata
Scientific Rank
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca (Mollusks / Molluscs)
Class:
Gastropoda
Order: Nudibranchia (Nudibranchs)
Family: Phyllidiidae (Phyllidiidae)
Genus: Phyllidia (Phyllidia)
Species: Phyllidia ocellata
Size
Average Size: 3 centimetres

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Nolan Rasiah
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Nolan Rasiah
2 years ago
I have seen and photographed this nudibranch when diving off Sepanggar Island, Sabah, Malaysia.
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