Phylliroe is a genus of average sized (up to 5.5 centimetres or 2.2 inches), highly transparent pelagic nudibranchs, marine gastropod molluscs in the...

Phylliroe bucephala is a parasitic species of pelagic nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Phylliroidae. This species of nudibranch is...

shape and swimming adaptations are even present in molluscs, such as Phylliroe. The fusiform bodyshape (a tube tapered at both ends) adopted by many...

nudibranchs Cephalopyge trematoides, which swim in the water column; and Phylliroe bucephalum. The body forms of nudibranchs vary greatly. Because they are...

the buff-tip, a moth species found throughout Europe Phylliroe bucephala, a synonym for Phylliroe bucephalum, a species of pelagic parasitic nudibranch...

energy (per kilogram per metre) than squid. The free-swimming sea slug Phylliroe is notable for being a pelagic hunter that resembles a fish in body plan...

tropical surface waters around the globe. The two species of the genus Phylliroe and Cephalopyge trematoides that have been assigned to this family are...

only five planktonic nudibranch species (another epipelagic example is Phylliroe bucephala). Further information (including photos): Nudibranch Encyclopedia...