Species Phyllidia elegans Bergh, 1869
- Phyllidia elegans Bergh, L.S.R. 1869. Bidrag til en Monographi af Phyllidierne. Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Stiftet af Henrik Kroyer Kjöbenhavn Series B 5: 357–542 [439-454, 506-507, pls 18b, 19].
Type data:
Holotype ZMUC, Indonesia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Brunckhorst, D.J. 1993. The systematics and phylogeny of phyllidiid nudibranchs (Doridoidea). Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 16: 1-107 [33]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Phyllidia multifaria Yonow, 1986 [Type data: Holotype BMNH 1985.207/1.]. —
Yonow, N. 1986. Red Sea Phyllidiidac (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) with descriptions of new species. Journal of Natural History 20(6): 1401-1428 [1408-1409, figs 4, 11b-h] (Incorrectly synonymised with Phyllidia elegans)
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Western Pacific and Indian oceans, including the Red Sea
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General References
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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15-Sep-2023 | NUDIBRANCHIA | 15-Feb-2023 | MODIFIED | |
30-Nov-2011 | OPISTHOBRANCHIA | 30-Nov-2011 | MOVED | Dr Robin Wilson |
01-May-2014 | MODIFIED |