Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

Swollen Phyllidia
Phyllidia varicosa
Swollen Phyllidia
Also known as: Fried-Egg Nudibranch
Category: Dorid Nudibranchs
Scientific Name: Phyllidia varicosa
Size: 2 to 3 in. (5 to 8 cm)  
Depth: 15-100 ft. (5-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, Australia
Mollusca (Phylum)
└Gastropoda (Class)
 └Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  └Euthyneura (Infraclass)
   └Nudibranchia (Order)
    └Doridina (Suborder)
     └Phyllidiidae (Family)
      └Phyllidia (Genus)

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