Phidiana militaris
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| Phidiana militaris (Alder and Hancock, 1864) |
Phidiana militaris is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Glaucidae.
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[edit] Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand, in the North Island, and the South Island north of Banks Peninsula.
[edit] Habitat
This aeolid is found from intertidal rock pools to depths of up to 20 m.
[edit] Description
The body is very long and narrow, transparent, with an orange to reddish-brown head.
Its length is up to 42 mm, or nearly 1 and 3/4 inches.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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